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

Quote by Jose Ortega Y Gasset

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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...

Barbarism is the absence of standards to which appeal can be made.

Barbarism is the absence of standards to which appeal can be made.

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...

Law is born from despair of human nature.

Law is born from despair of human nature.

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

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

Life is an operation which is done in a forward direction. One lives toward the...

Life is an operation which is done in a forward direction. One lives toward the...

Our firmest convictions are apt to be the most suspect, they mark our limitations and...

Our firmest convictions are apt to be the most suspect, they mark our limitations and...

Poetry is adolescence fermented, and thus preserved.

Poetry is adolescence fermented, and thus preserved.

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.

Hatred is a feeling which leads to the extinction of values.

Hatred is a feeling which leads to the extinction of values.

To live is to feel oneself lost.

To live is to feel oneself lost.

Rancor is an outpouring of a feeling of inferiority.

Rancor is an outpouring of a feeling of inferiority.

Effort is only effort when it begins to hurt.

Effort is only effort when it begins to hurt.

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 essence of man is, discontent, divine discontent; a sort of love without a beloved,...

The essence of man is, discontent, divine discontent; a sort of love without a beloved,...

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...

Living is a constant process of deciding what we are going to do.

Living is a constant process of deciding what we are going to do.

An idea is a putting truth in check-mate.

An idea is a putting truth in check-mate.

Youth does not require reasons for living, it only needs pretexts.

Youth does not require reasons for living, it only needs pretexts.

We cannot put off living until we are ready.

We cannot put off living until we are ready.