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Jacques Maritain quotes

French Philosopher November 18, 1882 – April 28, 1973

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Jacques Maritain quote: "We don't love qualities; we love a person; sometimes by reason..."
We don't love qualities; we love a person; sometimes by reason of their defects as well as their qualities. Jacques Maritain
Jacques Maritain quote: "Poetry proceeds from the totality of man, sense, imagination,..."
Poetry proceeds from the totality of man, sense, imagination, intellect, love, desire, instinct, blood and spirit together. Jacques Maritain
Jacques Maritain quote: "Christianity taught men that love is worth more than..."
Christianity taught men that love is worth more than intelligence. Jacques Maritain
Since art is a virtue of the intellect, it demands to communicate with the entire universe of the intellect. Hence it is that the normal climate of art is intelligence and knowledge: its normal soil, the civilized heritage of a consistent and integrated system of beliefs and values; its normal horizon , the infinity of human experience enlighted by the passionate insight of anguish or the intellectual virtues of a contemplative mind. Jacques Maritain
The more the poet grows, the deeper the level of creative intuition descends into the density of his soul. Where formerly he could be moved to song, he can do nothing now, he must dig deeper. Jacques Maritain
Jacques Maritain quote: "The great and admirable strength of America consists in this,..."
The great and admirable strength of America consists in this, that America is truly the American people. Jacques Maritain
Jacques Maritain quote: "If books were judged by the bad uses man can put them to, what..."
If books were judged by the bad uses man can put them to, what book has been more misused than the Bible? Jacques Maritain
The poet knows himself only on the condition that things resound in him, and that in him, at a single awakening, they and he come forth together out of sleep. Jacques Maritain
I don't see America as a mainland, but as a sea, a big ocean. Sometimes a storm arises, a formidable current develops, and it seems it will engulf everything. Wait a moment, another current will appear and bring the first one to naught. Jacques Maritain
Jacques Maritain quote: "The sole philosophy open to those who doubt the possibility of..."
The sole philosophy open to those who doubt the possibility of truth is absolute silence -- even mental. Jacques Maritain
Jacques Maritain quote: "A single idea, if it is right, saves us the labor of an..."
A single idea, if it is right, saves us the labor of an infinity of experiences. Jacques Maritain
Americans seem sometimes to believe that if you are a thinker you must be a frowning bore, because thinking is so damn serious. Jacques Maritain
Jacques Maritain quote: "Gratitude is the most exquisite form of courtesy."
Gratitude is the most exquisite form of courtesy. Jacques Maritain
Jacques Maritain quote: "A man of courage flees forward, in the midst of new things."
A man of courage flees forward, in the midst of new things. Jacques Maritain
Jacques Maritain quote: "We do not need a truth to serve us, we need a truth that we..."
We do not need a truth to serve us, we need a truth that we can serve Jacques Maritain

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