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We Must Slow Down To A Human Tempo And We’ll Begin To Have Time To Listen.
-Thomas Merton
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We Must Slow Down To A Human
Thomas Merton
We Must Slow Down To A Human Tempo And We’ll Begin To Have Time To Listen.
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