Jacques Maritain Quotes
Jacques Maritain was a French Catholic philosopher and one of the architects of the twentieth-century revival of Thomism. After studies at the Sorbonne and a conversion to Catholicism with his wife Raissa, he reread Aquinas as a contemporary interlocutor and produced a long series of books on metaphysics, epistemology, aesthetics, and political philosophy. The quotes below are attributed to Jacques Maritain, organized by topic.
Jacques Maritain on Justice
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Attributed to Jacques Maritain:
“Human rights are the rights of human beings as moral persons.”
Jacques Maritain on Knowledge
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Attributed to Jacques Maritain:
“Distinguish in order to unite.”
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Attributed to Jacques Maritain:
“The whole man must enter into philosophy, but only the intellect must do philosophy.”
Jacques Maritain on Mind
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Attributed to Jacques Maritain:
“The thirst for poetry is one of the most spiritual thirsts in the human being.”
Jacques Maritain on Nature
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Attributed to Jacques Maritain:
“There is one human nature, common to all the diverse cultures of mankind.”
Jacques Maritain on Truth
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Attributed to Jacques Maritain:
“The philosopher is the friend of being.”