Under the species of Syndicalism and Fascism there appears for the first time in Europe a type of man who does not want to give reasons or to be right, but simply shows himself resolved to impose his opinions.

Quote by Jose Ortega Y Gasset

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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.

We distinguish the excellent man from the common man by saying that the former is...

We distinguish the excellent man from the common man by saying that the former is...

Rancor is an outpouring of a feeling of inferiority.

Rancor is an outpouring of a feeling of inferiority.

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...

Poetry is adolescence fermented, and thus preserved.

Poetry is adolescence fermented, and thus preserved.

Love is that splendid triggering of human vitality the supreme activity which nature affords anyone...

Love is that splendid triggering of human vitality the supreme activity which nature affords anyone...

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...

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

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

An idea is a putting truth in check-mate.

An idea is a putting truth in check-mate.

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...

Excellence means when a man or woman asks of himself more than others do.

Excellence means when a man or woman asks of himself more than others do.

We cannot put off living until we are ready.

We cannot put off living until we are ready.

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...

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...

Effort is only effort when it begins to hurt.

Effort is only effort when it begins to hurt.

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

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

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.

To live is to feel oneself lost

To live is to feel oneself lost

With a few flowers in my garden, half a dozen pictures and some books, I...

With a few flowers in my garden, half a dozen pictures and some books, I...

Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live...

Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live...