A German immersed in any civilization different from his own loses a weight equivalent in volume to the amount of intelligence he displaces.

Quote by Jose Bergamin

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It may be impossible to have a revolution without crimes but that does not make...

It may be impossible to have a revolution without crimes but that does not make...

Try not to turn your life into a race, least of all an obstacle race.

Try not to turn your life into a race, least of all an obstacle race.

Pride in a man is confused with dignity; in a woman, with self-love.

Pride in a man is confused with dignity; in a woman, with self-love.

To be ready to fail is to be prepared for success.

To be ready to fail is to be prepared for success.

You can say the opposite of something you've said but you can't do the opposite...

You can say the opposite of something you've said but you can't do the opposite...

To be thirsty and to drink water is the perfection of sensuality rarely achieved. Sometimes...

To be thirsty and to drink water is the perfection of sensuality rarely achieved. Sometimes...

Man is a question; woman is an answer. The mistake women make today is to...

Man is a question; woman is an answer. The mistake women make today is to...

A reformer knows neither how to do nor to undo.

A reformer knows neither how to do nor to undo.

A woman who does not become the slave of just one man becomes the slave...

A woman who does not become the slave of just one man becomes the slave...

In French literature, you can choose a la carte; in Spanish literature, there is only...

In French literature, you can choose a la carte; in Spanish literature, there is only...

Theology is the logic of the Devil.

Theology is the logic of the Devil.

There are no good or bad habits. All habits are, by definition, bad.

There are no good or bad habits. All habits are, by definition, bad.

The man who spends all his time looking up to heaven is not always the...

The man who spends all his time looking up to heaven is not always the...

You can hesitate before deciding, but not once the decision is made.

You can hesitate before deciding, but not once the decision is made.

True art tries not to attract attention in order to be noticed.

True art tries not to attract attention in order to be noticed.

To light one candle to God and another to the Devil is the principle of...

To light one candle to God and another to the Devil is the principle of...

Better than succeeding little by little is failing at one go.

Better than succeeding little by little is failing at one go.

Happiness is always a coincidence.

Happiness is always a coincidence.

Who learns most from a good book is the author.

Who learns most from a good book is the author.

Do we have to talk in order to agree or agree in order to talk?

Do we have to talk in order to agree or agree in order to talk?