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
country war adventure
The thirst for adventure is the vent which Destiny offers; a war, a crusade, a gold mine, a new country, speak to the imagination and offer...
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.
destiny coincidence
Happiness is always a coincidence.
forgiveness punishment sin
To sin offers repentance and forgiveness; not to sin offers only punishment.
advice pieces threat
A piece of advice always contains an implicit threat, just as a threat always contains an implicit piece of advice.
civilization weight different
A German immersed in any civilization different from his own loses a weight equivalent in volume to the amount of intelligence he displaces.
devil logic theology
Theology is the logic of the Devil.
decision made
You can hesitate before deciding, but not once the decision is made.
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.
matter interest one-thing
Only one thing has to matter for everything to matter.
spiritual drinking damage
Drinking spirits cannot cause spiritual damage.
ignorance innocence forgotten
Ignorance is learned; innocence is forgotten.
reason reasonable
What is reasoned has nothing to do with what is reasonable.