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“What makes man most unhappy is to be deprived not of that which he had, but of that which he did not have, and did not really know.”

Quote by Jacques Maritain

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Jacques Maritain

Jacques Maritain was a French philosopher born on November 18, 1882, in Paris, France, and died on April 28, 1973. He is considered one of the most important philosophers of the 20th century, renowned for his contributions to Christian philosophy, political philosophy, and aesthetics. more

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