Jose Bergamin
Jose Bergamin
José Bergamín Gutiérrezwas a Spanish writer, essayist, poet, and playwright. His father served as president of the canton of Málaga; his mother was a Catholic. Bergamín was influenced by both politics and religion and attempted to reconcile Communism and Catholicism throughout his life, remarking "I would die supporting the Communists, but no further than that."...
NationalitySpanish
ProfessionWriter
CountrySpain
Jose Bergamin quotes about
failing be-prepared ready
To be ready to fail is to be prepared for success.
succeed littles failing
Better than succeeding little by little is failing at one go.
mistake men today
Man is a question; woman is an answer. The mistake women make today is to offer themselves as answers before being questioned.
literature meals french-literature
In French literature, you can choose a la carte; in Spanish literature, there is only the set meal.
adventure half life-is
Life is a dangerous adventure, says the American, and he is half right: life is dangerous, but it's not an adventure.
definitions habit bad-habits
There are no good or bad habits. All habits are, by definition, bad.
advice pieces threat
A piece of advice always contains an implicit threat, just as a threat always contains an implicit piece of advice.
opposites done said
You can say the opposite of something you've said but you can't do the opposite of something you've done.