Quotes by Merton, Thomas

At the center of our being is a point of nothingness which is untouche >>

I cannot make the universe obey me. I cannot make other people conform >>

In the last analysis, the individual person is responsible for living >>

Quotations about Control

The word is control. That's my ultimate -- to have control. >>

No man is fit to command another that cannot command himself. >>

Nothing external to you has any power over you. >>

I cannot make the universe obey me. I cannot make other people conform to my own whims and fancies. I cannot make even my own body obey me.

Merton, Thomas