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Jose Ortega y Gasset Quotes

Jose Ortega y Gasset quotes

Spanish Philosopher May 9, 1883 – October 18, 1955

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Jose Ortega y Gasset quote: "To live is to feel oneself lost."
To live is to feel oneself lost. Jose Ortega y Gasset
Jose Ortega y Gasset quote: "Hatred is a feeling which leads to the extinction of values."
Hatred is a feeling which leads to the extinction of values. Jose Ortega y Gasset
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
Jose Ortega y Gasset quote: "We have need of history in its entirety, not to fall back into..."
We have need of history in its entirety, not to fall back into it, but to see if we can escape from it. Jose Ortega y Gasset
Jose Ortega y Gasset quote: "The metaphor is probably the most fertile power possessed by man"
The metaphor is probably the most fertile power possessed by man Jose Ortega y Gasset
Jose Ortega y Gasset quote: "The type of human being we prefer reveals the contours of our..."
The type of human being we prefer reveals the contours of our heart. Jose Ortega y Gasset
Jose Ortega y Gasset quote: "Being an artist means ceasing to take seriously that very..."
Being an artist means ceasing to take seriously that very serious person we are when we are not an artist. Jose Ortega y Gasset
Jose Ortega y Gasset quote: "Thinking is the desire to gain reality by means of ideas."
Thinking is the desire to gain reality by means of ideas. Jose Ortega y Gasset
Jose Ortega y Gasset quote: "To be surprised, to wonder, is to begin to understand."
To be surprised, to wonder, is to begin to understand. Jose Ortega y Gasset
Jose Ortega y Gasset quote: "Rancor is an outpouring of a feeling of inferiority."
Rancor is an outpouring of a feeling of inferiority. Jose Ortega y Gasset
Jose Ortega y Gasset quote: "We do not live to think, but, on the contrary, we think in..."
We do not live to think, but, on the contrary, we think in order that we may succeed in surviving. Jose Ortega y Gasset
Jose Ortega y Gasset quote: "Poetry is adolescence fermented, and thus preserved."
Poetry is adolescence fermented, and thus preserved. Jose Ortega y Gasset
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
Jose Ortega y Gasset quote: "Persistent ill-humour is all too clear an indication that..."
Persistent ill-humour is all too clear an indication that someone is living contrary to his[her] intended purpose. Jose Ortega y Gasset
Jose Ortega y Gasset quote: "To rule is not so much a question of the heavy hand as the..."
To rule is not so much a question of the heavy hand as the firm seat. Jose Ortega y Gasset

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