The poet knows himself only... by Jacques Maritain, a French Philosopher

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“The poet knows himself only on the condition that things resound in him, and that in him, at a single awakening, they and he come forth together out of sleep.”

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Jacques Maritain

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Name: Jacques Maritain

Nationality: French

Date of Birth: Nov 18, 1882

Date of Death: Apr 28, 1973

Profession: Philosopher

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