Jose Ortega y Gasset

The characteristic of the hour is that the commonplace mind, knowing itself to be commonplace, has the assurance to proclaim the rights of the commonplace and to impose them wherever it will. ↗

— Jose Ortega y Gasset

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We cannot put off living until we are ready. ↗

— Jose Ortega y Gasset

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

— Jose Ortega y Gasset

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Abasement, degradation is simply the manner of life of the man who has refused to be what it is his duty to be. ↗

— Jose Ortega y Gasset

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An idea is a putting truth in check-mate. ↗

— Jose Ortega y Gasset

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Better beware of notions like genius and inspiration; they are a sort of magic wand and should be used sparingly by anybody who wants to see things clearly. ↗

— Jose Ortega y Gasset

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Biography - a system in which the contradictions of a human life are unified. ↗

— Jose Ortega y Gasset

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

— Jose Ortega y Gasset

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

— Jose Ortega y Gasset

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I am I plus my circumstances. ↗

— Jose Ortega y Gasset

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