Jacques Maritain

“There is no freedom without authority.”

“We do not need a truth to serve us, we need a truth that we can serve.”

“Gratitude is the secret of life.”

“Art is a virtue of the practical intellect.”

“The artist pours out his creative spirit into a work; the craftsman pours out his creative spirit into a utility.”

“God's love is a consuming fire.”

“The dignity of the human person is the foundation of a moral vision for society.”

“An artist is a man who digests his own heart and explains it in public.”

“To be a philosopher is to be a perpetual beginner.”

“Justice is the first condition of charity.”

“The end of art is to make a work of art.”

“Love is not a passing emotion, but a spiritual identification.”

“Man is a horizon where two worlds meet.”

“Christianity is not a system of ethics; it is a life.”

“The true and the beautiful are not inseparable.”

“A single soul is of more value than the whole universe of material goods.”

“Political society, as a work of reason, is a work of art.”

“The human person possesses rights because he has duties.”