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'''[[w:Jacques Maritain|Jacques Maritain]]''' ([[18 November]] [[1882]] – [[28 April]] [[1973]]) was a French Catholic philosopher, and was one of the drafters of the [[w:Universal Declaration of Human Rights|Universal Declaration of Human Rights]]. |
'''[[w:Jacques Maritain|Jacques Maritain]]''' ([[18 November]] [[1882]] – [[28 April]] [[1973]]) was a French Catholic philosopher, and was one of the drafters of the [[w:Universal Declaration of Human Rights|Universal Declaration of Human Rights]]. |
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A blonde, wanting to earn some money, decided to hire herself out as a handyman-type and started canvassing a wealthy neighborhood. She went to the front door of the first house and asked the owner if he had any jobs for her to do. |
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"Well, you can paint my porch. How much will you charge?" |
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* The truth of practical intellect is understood not as conformity to an extramental being but as conformity to a right desire; the end is no longer to know what is, but to bring into existence that which is not yet. |
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The blonde said, "How about 50 dollars?" The man agreed and told her that the paint and ladders that she might need were in the garage. The man's wife, inside the house, heard the conversation and said to her husband, "Does she realize that the porch goes all the way around the house?" |
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** “Action: the Perfection of Human Life,” ''Sewanee Review'', LVI (Winter, 1948), pp. 3-4 |
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The man replied, "She should. She was standing on the porch." |
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A short time later, the blonde came to the door to collect her money. |
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* '''There is nothing man desires more than a heroic life: there is nothing less common to men than heroism.''' |
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"You're finished already?" he asked. "Yes," the blonde answered, "and I had paint left over, so I gave it two coats. "Impressed, the man reached in his pocket for the $50. "And by the way," the blonde added, "that's not a Porch, it's a Ferrari." |
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** ''True Humanism'' (1938), p. xi |
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* In loving things and the being in them man should rather draw things up to the human level than reduce humanity to their measure. |
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** ''True Humanism'' (1938), p. xv |
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* Absolute atheism starts in an act of faith in reverse gear and is a full-blown religious commitment. |
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** ''The Range of Reason'' (1952) p. 106 |
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Revision as of 23:31, 3 October 2012
Jacques Maritain (18 November 1882 – 28 April 1973) was a French Catholic philosopher, and was one of the drafters of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Blonde paint job A blonde, wanting to earn some money, decided to hire herself out as a handyman-type and started canvassing a wealthy neighborhood. She went to the front door of the first house and asked the owner if he had any jobs for her to do.
"Well, you can paint my porch. How much will you charge?" The blonde said, "How about 50 dollars?" The man agreed and told her that the paint and ladders that she might need were in the garage. The man's wife, inside the house, heard the conversation and said to her husband, "Does she realize that the porch goes all the way around the house?" The man replied, "She should. She was standing on the porch."
A short time later, the blonde came to the door to collect her money. "You're finished already?" he asked. "Yes," the blonde answered, "and I had paint left over, so I gave it two coats. "Impressed, the man reached in his pocket for the $50. "And by the way," the blonde added, "that's not a Porch, it's a Ferrari." '
