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
failing be-prepared ready
To be ready to fail is to be prepared for success.
stars thinking thoughtful
A rocket is an experiment; a star is an observation.
music opposites doe
Erik Satie does not say the opposite of Debussy; he says the same thing only the other way round.
firsts noise music-is
The first condition for making music is not to make a noise.
revolutionary tradition
All true tradition usually appears revolutionary.
intelligent animal different
We say of an animal that it is intelligent, and we say the same thing of a woman; but in neither case is it usually appropriate, clearly for very different reasons.
music eye over-you
When you are listening to music it is better to cover your eyes than your ears.
music car lovely
When I listen to the engine of my car, I might say it sounds fine, but it would not occur to me to say "What lovely music!
order agree
Do we have to talk in order to agree or agree in order to talk?
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.
solidarity solitary
True solidarity is only possible among the solitary.
literature meals french-literature
In French literature, you can choose a la carte; in Spanish literature, there is only the set meal.
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...