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The philosopher says that God's knowledge is the measure of things, and that things are the measure of man's knowledge.

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Jacques Maritain
Age: 90 †
Born: 1882
Born: November 18
Died: 1973
Died: April 28
Diplomat
Pedagogue
Philosopher
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Paris
France
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