| Author Quoted | John of the Cross |
| Title Quoted | Precautions |
| Date (Year/Month/Day) | 1948/04/11 |
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| Quotation | I read over St. John of the Cross' Cautions, which were the things I had in mind to keep when I made solemn profession, and I saw to my dismay how much I had forgotten them. |
| Journal | Entering the Silence: Becoming a Monk and Writer. The Journals of Thomas Merton, Volume 2, 1941-1952.; Edited by Jonathan Montaldo. / San Francisco : Harper Collins. 1996, p. 198 |
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