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
Life is an operation which is done in a forward direction. One lives toward the future, because to live consists inexorably in doing, in each individual life making itself. Jose Ortega y Gasset consistdirectionforward Change image and share on social
A revolution only lasts fifteen years, a period which coincides with the effectiveness of a generation. Jose Ortega y Gasset coincideeffectivenessfifteen Change image and share on social
The good is, like nature, an immense landscape in which man advances through centuries of exploration. Jose Ortega y Gasset advancecenturyexploration Change image and share on social
We live at a time when man believes himself fabulously capable of creation, but he does not know what to create. Jose Ortega y Gasset believecapablecreate Change image and share on social
Under the species of Syndicalism and Fascism there appears for the first time in Europe a type of man who does not want to give reasons or to be right, but simply shows himself resolved to impose his opinions. Jose Ortega y Gasset appeareuropefascism share on social
Poetry is adolescence fermented, and thus preserved. Jose Ortega y Gasset adolescencefermentpoetry Change image and share on social
Better beware of notions like genius and inspiration; they are a sort of magic wand and should be used sparingly by anybody who wants to see things clearly. Jose Ortega y Gasset bewaregeniusinspiration Change image and share on social
Living is a constant process of deciding what we are going to do. Jose Ortega y Gasset constantdecidelive Change image and share on social
