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

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

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...

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

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

When there is nothing to fear is the time to begin fearing everything.

When there is nothing to fear is the time to begin fearing everything.

Theology is the logic of the Devil.

Theology is the logic of the Devil.

Who learns most from a good book is the author.

Who learns most from a good book is the author.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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

True solidarity is only possible among the solitary.

True solidarity is only possible among the solitary.

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...

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.

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.

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

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

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...

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...

A reformer knows neither how to do nor to undo.

A reformer knows neither how to do nor to undo.

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

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