Biography - a system in which the contradictions of a human life are unified. Jose Ortega y Gasset biographycontradictionhuman Change image and share on social
The poet begins where the man ends. The man's lot is to live his human life, the poet's to invent what is nonexistent. Jose Ortega y Gasset beginendhuman Change image and share on social
We distinguish the excellent man from the common man by saying that the former is the one who makes great demands on himself, and the latter who makes no demands on himself. Jose Ortega y Gasset commondemanddistinguish Change image and share on social
The difficulties which I meet with in order to realize my existence are precisely what awaken and mobilize my activities, my capacities. Jose Ortega y Gasset activityawakencapacity Change image and share on social
An 'unemployed' existence is a worse negation of life than death itself. Jose Ortega y Gasset badlydeathexistence Change image and share on social
To be surprised, to wonder, is to begin to understand. Jose Ortega y Gasset beginsurpriseunderstand Change image and share on social
We do not live to think, but, on the contrary, we think in order that we may succeed in surviving. Jose Ortega y Gasset contraryliveorder Change image and share on social
In order to master the unruly torrent of life the learned man meditates, the poet quivers, and the political hero erects the fortress of his will. Jose Ortega y Gasset erectfortresshero Change image and share on social
Being an artist means ceasing to take seriously that very serious person we are when we are not an artist. Jose Ortega y Gasset artistceasemean Change image and share on social
