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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Effort and result are never simultaneous. In art, only the result counts.

Effort and result are never simultaneous. In art, only the result counts.

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...

There are those who dance to the rhythm that is played to them, those who...

There are those who dance to the rhythm that is played to them, those who...

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?

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...

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

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

Happiness is always a coincidence.

Happiness is always a coincidence.

A piece of advice always contains an implicit threat, just as a threat always contains...

A piece of advice always contains an implicit threat, just as a threat always contains...

Who learns most from a good book is the author.

Who learns most from a good book is the author.

The novel is born of disillusionment; the poem, of despair.

The novel is born of disillusionment; the poem, of despair.

Sensuality without love is a sin; love without sensuality is worse than a sin.

Sensuality without love is a sin; love without sensuality is worse than a sin.

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...

True solidarity is only possible among the solitary.

True solidarity is only possible among the solitary.

Only one thing has to matter for everything to matter.

Only one thing has to matter for everything to matter.

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...

An ignorance of Marx is as frequent among Marxists as an ignorance of Christ is...

An ignorance of Marx is as frequent among Marxists as an ignorance of Christ is...

Tradition simply means that we need to end what began well and continue what is...

Tradition simply means that we need to end what began well and continue what is...

The man who gets drunk in peacetime is a coward. The man who gets drunk...

The man who gets drunk in peacetime is a coward. The man who gets drunk...

The first condition for making music is not to make a noise.

The first condition for making music is not to make a noise.

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

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