Jacques Maritain was a French Catholic philosopher. Raised as a Protestant, he became an agnostic before converting to Catholicism in 1906. An author of more than 60 books, he helped to revive St. Thomas Aquinas for modern times, and was influential in the development and drafting of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Pope Paul VI presented his "Message to Men of Thought and of Science" at the close of Vatican II to Maritain, his long-time friend and mentor. Maritain's interest and works spanned many aspects of philosophy, including aesthetics, political theory, philosophy of science, metaphysics, the nature of education, liturgy and ecclesiology.
The great and admirable strength of America consists in this, that America is truly the American people. strength
A man of courage flees forward, in the midst of new things. courage
Christianity taught men that love is worth more than intelligence. intelligence
Poetry proceeds from the totality of man, sense, imagination, intellect, love, desire, instinct, blood and spirit together. imagination & poetry
Motherhood: All love begins and ends there. 22 thoughts from Robert Browning
22 thoughts from Robert Browning
A mother's happiness is like a beacon, lighting up the future but reflected also on the past in the guise of fond memories. 53 more thoughts from Honore de Balzac
53 more thoughts from Honore de Balzac
With what price we pay for the glory of motherhood. 5 sayings from Isadora Duncan
5 sayings from Isadora Duncan
The babe at first feeds upon the mother's bosom, but it is always on her heart. 58 thoughts from Henry Ward Beecher
58 thoughts from Henry Ward Beecher