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
The essence of man is, discontent, divine discontent; a sort of love without a beloved, the ache we feel in a member we no longer have. Jose Ortega y Gasset achebeloveddiscontent 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
Life is a series of collisions with the future; it is not the sum of what we have been, but what we yearn to be. Jose Ortega y Gasset collisionfuturelife Change image and share on social
The characteristic of the hour is that the commonplace mind, knowing itself to be commonplace, has the assurance to proclaim the rights of the commonplace and to impose them wherever it will. Jose Ortega y Gasset assurancecharacteristiccommonplace Change image and share on social
Rancor is an outpouring of a feeling of inferiority. Jose Ortega y Gasset feltinferiorityoutpour Change image and share on social
Biography - a system in which the contradictions of a human life are unified. Jose Ortega y Gasset biographycontradictionhuman Change image and share on social
For the person for whom small things do not exist, the great is not great. Jose Ortega y Gasset existgreatperson Change image and share on social
There is but one way left to save a classic; to give up revering him and use him for our own salvation. Jose Ortega y Gasset classicgiveleave Change image and share on social