Our firmest convictions are apt to be the most suspect, they mark our limitations and our bounds. Life is a pretty thing unless it is moved by the indomitable urge to extend its boundaries.

Quote by Jose Ortega Y Gasset

Topics: Conviction Quotes, Life Quotes

To be surprised, to wonder, is to begin to understand.

To be surprised, to wonder, is to begin to understand.

An idea is a putting truth in check-mate.

An idea is a putting truth in check-mate.

There may be as much nobility in being last as in being first, because the...

There may be as much nobility in being last as in being first, because the...

There is but one way left to save a classic; to give up revering him...

There is but one way left to save a classic; to give up revering him...

An 'unemployed' existence is a worse negation of life than death itself.

An 'unemployed' existence is a worse negation of life than death itself.

A revolution only lasts fifteen years, a period which coincides with the effectiveness of a...

A revolution only lasts fifteen years, a period which coincides with the effectiveness of a...

The metaphor is perhaps one of man's most fruitful potentialities. Its efficacy verges on magic,...

The metaphor is perhaps one of man's most fruitful potentialities. Its efficacy verges on magic,...

Life is a series of collisions with the future; it is not the sum of...

Life is a series of collisions with the future; it is not the sum of...

The poet begins where the man ends. The man's lot is to live his human...

The poet begins where the man ends. The man's lot is to live his human...

A revolution only lasts fifteen years, a period which coincides with the effectiveness of a...

A revolution only lasts fifteen years, a period which coincides with the effectiveness of a...

To rule is not so much a question of the heavy hand as the firm...

To rule is not so much a question of the heavy hand as the firm...

Stupefaction, when it persists, becomes stupidity.

Stupefaction, when it persists, becomes stupidity.

We have need of history in its entirety, not to fall back into it, but...

We have need of history in its entirety, not to fall back into it, but...

The metaphor is perhaps one of man's most fruitful potentialities. Its efficacy verges on magic,...

The metaphor is perhaps one of man's most fruitful potentialities. Its efficacy verges on magic,...

Better beware of notions like genius and inspiration; they are a sort of magic wand...

Better beware of notions like genius and inspiration; they are a sort of magic wand...

For the person for whom small things do not exist, the great is not great.

For the person for whom small things do not exist, the great is not great.

Abasement, degradation is simply the manner of life of the man who has refused to...

Abasement, degradation is simply the manner of life of the man who has refused to...

Follow your honest convictions and be strong

Follow your honest convictions and be strong

Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed,...

Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed,...

Never, for the sake of peace and quiet, deny your own experience or convictions

Never, for the sake of peace and quiet, deny your own experience or convictions

It's normal to shy away from illness and death. It's natural to gravitate toward laughter...

It's normal to shy away from illness and death. It's natural to gravitate toward laughter...