Thomas Merton vs. Leo Tolstoy

Side-by-side comparison of two thinkers

Thomas Merton

1915 – 1968

Religion

United States

Thomas Merton, religious name M. Louis, was an American Trappist monk, theologian, mystic, poet, and social activist. He was a professed member of the Abbey of Our Lady of Gethsemani, near Bardstown, Kentucky, living there from 1941 to his death.

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"Love is our true destiny. We do not find the meaning of life by ourselves alone - we find it with another."

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Leo Tolstoy

1828 – 1910

Literature

Russian Empire

literary realism

Count Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy, usually referred to in English as Leo Tolstoy, was a Russian writer. He is regarded as one of the greatest and most influential authors of all time.

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"I think... if it is true that there are as many minds as there are heads, then there are as many kinds of love as there are hearts."

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