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Jose Ortega Y Gasset Quotes

Every intellectual effort sets us apart from the commonplace, and leads us by hidden and difficult paths to secluded spots where we find ourselves amid unaccustomed thoughts Picture Quote #1

Order is not pressure which is imposed on society from without, but an equilibrium which is set up from within Picture Quote #1

We distinguish the excellent man from the common man by saying that the former is the one who makes great demands upon himself, and the latter who makes no demands on himself Picture Quote #1

One does not hunt in order to kill; on the contrary, one kills in order to have hunted...If one were to present the sportsman with the death of the animal as a gift he would refuse it. What he is after is having to win it, to conquer the surly brute through his own effort and skill with all the extras that this carries with it: the immersion in the countryside, the healthfulness of the exercise, the distraction from his job Picture Quote #1

There are people who so arrange their lives that they feed themselves only on side dishes Picture Quote #1

By speaking, by thinking, we undertake to clarify things, and that forces us to exacerbate them, dislocate them, schematize them. Every concept is in itself an exaggeration Picture Quote #1

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The tapestry of history that seems so full of tragedy when viewed from the front has countless comic scenes woven into its reverse side. In truth, tragedy and comedy are the twin masks of history - its mass appeal Picture Quote #1

I am I plus my surroundings, and if I do not preserve the latter I do not preserve myself Picture Quote #1

Were art to redeem man, it could do so only by saving him from the seriousness of life and restoring him to an unexpected boyishness Picture Quote #1

Life is a petty thing unless it is moved by the indomitable urge to extend its boundaries. Only in proportion as we are desirous of living more do we really live Picture Quote #1

If the human intellect functions, it is actually in order to solve the problems which the man's inner destiny sets it Picture Quote #1

The truth is that no horizon is especially interesting by itself, by virtue of its peculiar content, and that any horizon, wide or narrow, brilliant or dull, varied or monotonous, may possess an interest of its own which merely requires a vital adjustment to be discovered Picture Quote #1

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Life is the external text, the burning bush by the edge of the path from which God speaks Picture Quote #1

To excel the past we must not allow ourselves to lose contact with it; on the contrary, we must feel it under our feet because we raised ourselves upon it Picture Quote #1

Every life is, more or less, a ruin among whose debris we have to discover what the person ought to have been Picture Quote #1

Men play at tragedy because they do not believe in the reality of the tragedy which is actually being staged in the civilised world Picture Quote #1

Whoever has not felt the danger of our times palpitating under his hand, has not really penetrated to the vitals of destiny, he has merely pricked its surface Picture Quote #1

Human vitality is so exuberant that in the sorriest desert it still finds a pretext for glowing and trembling Picture Quote #1

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All life is the struggle, the effort to be itself Picture Quote #1

The choice of a point of view is the initial act of a culture Picture Quote #1

The person portrayed and the portrait are two entirely different things Picture Quote #1

The will to be oneself is heroism Picture Quote #1

Civilization is nothing else but the attempt to reduce force to being the last resort Picture Quote #1

All we are given are possibilities to make ourselves one thing or another Picture Quote #1

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Liberalism... is the noblest cry that has ever resounded in this planet Picture Quote #1

Since love is the most delicate and total act of a soul, it will reflect the state and nature of the soul Picture Quote #1

Whoever has not felt the danger of our times palpitating under his hand, has not really penetrated to the vitals of destiny, he has merely pricked the surface Picture Quote #1

The individual point of view is the only point of view from which one is able to look at the world in its truth Picture Quote #1

The hero’s will is not that of his ancestors nor of his society, but his own. This will to be oneself is heroism Picture Quote #1

What, by a word lacking even in grammar, is called amorality, is a thing that does not exist. If you are unwilling to submit to any norm, you have, nolens volens, to submit to the norm of denying all morality, and this is not amoral, but immoral. It is a negative morality which preserves the empty form of the other Picture Quote #1

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Every intellectual effort sets us apart from the commonplace, and leads us by hidden and difficult paths to secluded spots where we find ourselves amid unaccustomed thoughts (Jose Ortega Y Gasset Quotes) Order is not pressure which is imposed on society from without, but an equilibrium which is set up from within (Jose Ortega Y Gasset Quotes) We distinguish the excellent man from the common man by saying that the former is the one who makes great demands upon himself, and the latter who makes no demands on himself (Jose Ortega Y Gasset Quotes) One does not hunt in order to kill; on the contrary, one kills in order to have hunted...If one were to present the sportsman with the death of the animal as a gift he would refuse it. What he is after is having to win it, to conquer the surly brute through his own effort and skill with all the extras that this carries with it: the immersion in the countryside, the healthfulness of the exercise, the distraction from his job (Jose Ortega Y Gasset Quotes) There are people who so arrange their lives that they feed themselves only on side dishes (Jose Ortega Y Gasset Quotes) By speaking, by thinking, we undertake to clarify things, and that forces us to exacerbate them, dislocate them, schematize them. Every concept is in itself an exaggeration (Jose Ortega Y Gasset Quotes) The tapestry of history that seems so full of tragedy when viewed from the front has countless comic scenes woven into its reverse side. In truth, tragedy and comedy are the twin masks of history - its mass appeal (Jose Ortega Y Gasset Quotes) I am I plus my surroundings, and if I do not preserve the latter I do not preserve myself (Jose Ortega Y Gasset Quotes) Were art to redeem man, it could do so only by saving him from the seriousness of life and restoring him to an unexpected boyishness (Jose Ortega Y Gasset Quotes) Life is a petty thing unless it is moved by the indomitable urge to extend its boundaries. Only in proportion as we are desirous of living more do we really live (Jose Ortega Y Gasset Quotes) If the human intellect functions, it is actually in order to solve the problems which the man's inner destiny sets it (Jose Ortega Y Gasset Quotes) The truth is that no horizon is especially interesting by itself, by virtue of its peculiar content, and that any horizon, wide or narrow, brilliant or dull, varied or monotonous, may possess an interest of its own which merely requires a vital adjustment to be discovered (Jose Ortega Y Gasset Quotes) Life is the external text, the burning bush by the edge of the path from which God speaks (Jose Ortega Y Gasset Quotes) To excel the past we must not allow ourselves to lose contact with it; on the contrary, we must feel it under our feet because we raised ourselves upon it (Jose Ortega Y Gasset Quotes) Every life is, more or less, a ruin among whose debris we have to discover what the person ought to have been (Jose Ortega Y Gasset Quotes) Men play at tragedy because they do not believe in the reality of the tragedy which is actually being staged in the civilised world (Jose Ortega Y Gasset Quotes) Whoever has not felt the danger of our times palpitating under his hand, has not really penetrated to the vitals of destiny, he has merely pricked its surface (Jose Ortega Y Gasset Quotes) Human vitality is so exuberant that in the sorriest desert it still finds a pretext for glowing and trembling (Jose Ortega Y Gasset Quotes) All life is the struggle, the effort to be itself (Jose Ortega Y Gasset Quotes) The choice of a point of view is the initial act of a culture (Jose Ortega Y Gasset Quotes) The person portrayed and the portrait are two entirely different things (Jose Ortega Y Gasset Quotes) The will to be oneself is heroism (Jose Ortega Y Gasset Quotes) Civilization is nothing else but the attempt to reduce force to being the last resort (Jose Ortega Y Gasset Quotes) All we are given are possibilities to make ourselves one thing or another (Jose Ortega Y Gasset Quotes) Liberalism... is the noblest cry that has ever resounded in this planet (Jose Ortega Y Gasset Quotes) Since love is the most delicate and total act of a soul, it will reflect the state and nature of the soul (Jose Ortega Y Gasset Quotes) Whoever has not felt the danger of our times palpitating under his hand, has not really penetrated to the vitals of destiny, he has merely pricked the surface (Jose Ortega Y Gasset Quotes) The individual point of view is the only point of view from which one is able to look at the world in its truth (Jose Ortega Y Gasset Quotes) The hero’s will is not that of his ancestors nor of his society, but his own. This will to be oneself is heroism (Jose Ortega Y Gasset Quotes) What, by a word lacking even in grammar, is called amorality, is a thing that does not exist. If you are unwilling to submit to any norm, you have, nolens volens, to submit to the norm of denying all morality, and this is not amoral, but immoral. It is a negative morality which preserves the empty form of the other (Jose Ortega Y Gasset Quotes)

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