Quote by: Thomas Merton

It is true that neither the ancient wisdoms nor the modern sciences are complete in themselves. They do not stand alone. They call for one another. Wisdom without science is unable to penetrate the full sapiential meaning of the created and the material cosmos. Science without wisdom leaves man enslaved to a world of unrelated objects in which there is no way of discovering (or creating) order and deep significance in man's own pointless existence. (p. 4)


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Author Bio


  • NameThomas Merton
  • DescriptionPriest and author
  • BornJanuary 31, 1915
  • DiedDecember 10, 1968
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionTheologian; Poet; Essayist; Autobiographer; Writer