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Category Archive: Jose Ortega y Gasset

Jose Ortega y Gasset Quote: “Life is an operation which is…”

Life is an operation which is done in a forward direction. One lives toward the future, because to live consists inexorably in doing, in each individual life making itself.

October 14, 2021 1883, Jose Ortega y Gasset, May 9, Quotes by Philosophers, Spanish

Jose Ortega y Gasset Quote: “The essence of man is, discontent…”

The essence of man is, discontent, divine discontent; a sort of love without a beloved, the ache we feel in a member we no longer have.

September 20, 2021 1883, Jose Ortega y Gasset, May 9, Quotes by Philosophers, Spanish

Jose Ortega y Gasset Quote: “Rancor is an outpouring of a…”

Rancor is an outpouring of a feeling of inferiority.

August 11, 2021 1883, Jose Ortega y Gasset, May 9, Quotes by Philosophers, Spanish

Jose Ortega y Gasset Quote: “There is but one way left…”

There is but one way left to save a classic; to give up revering him and use him for our own salvation.

June 12, 2021 1883, Jose Ortega y Gasset, May 9, Quotes by Philosophers, Spanish

Jose Ortega y Gasset Quote: “In order to master the unruly…”

In order to master the unruly torrent of life the learned man meditates, the poet quivers, and the political hero erects the fortress of his will.

June 3, 2021 1883, Jose Ortega y Gasset, May 9, Quotes by Philosophers, Spanish

Jose Ortega y Gasset Quote: “We do not live to think…”

We do not live to think, but, on the contrary, we think in order that we may succeed in surviving.

May 14, 2021 1883, Jose Ortega y Gasset, May 9, Quotes by Philosophers, Spanish

Jose Ortega y Gasset Quote: “Better beware of notions like genius…”

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.

April 22, 2021 1883, Jose Ortega y Gasset, May 9, Quotes by Philosophers, Spanish

Jose Ortega y Gasset Quote: “An ‘unemployed’ existence is a worse…”

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

March 13, 2021 1883, Jose Ortega y Gasset, May 9, Quotes by Philosophers, Spanish

Jose Ortega y Gasset Quote: “Effort is only effort when it…”

Effort is only effort when it begins to hurt.

January 11, 2021 1883, Jose Ortega y Gasset, May 9, Quotes by Philosophers, Spanish

Jose Ortega y Gasset Quote: “The characteristic of the hour is…”

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.

January 1, 2021 1883, Jose Ortega y Gasset, May 9, Quotes by Philosophers, Spanish

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