A German immersed in any civilization different from his own loses a weight equivalent in volume to the amount of intelligence he displaces. Jose Bergamin More Quotes by Jose Bergamin More Quotes From Jose Bergamin A belief which leaves no place for doubt is not a belief; it is a superstition. Jose Bergamin atheisthumilitymotivational To be ready to fail is to be prepared for success. Jose Bergamin be-preparedfailingsuccess Who learns most from a good book is the author. Jose Bergamin good-bookwritingbook Tradition simply means that we need to end what began well and continue what is worth continuing Jose Bergamin traditionmeanneeds Sensuality without love is a sin; love without sensuality is worse than a sin. Jose Bergamin sinsensuallove Pride in a man is confused with dignity; in a woman, with self-love. Jose Bergamin confusedpridemen Erik Satie does not say the opposite of Debussy; he says the same thing only the other way round. Jose Bergamin musicoppositesdoe It may be impossible to have a revolution without crimes but that does not make revolution a crime. Jose Bergamin revolutiondoemay 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. Jose Bergamin adventurewarcountry To be thirsty and to drink water is the perfection of sensuality rarely achieved. Sometimes you drink water; other times you are thirsty. Jose Bergamin sensualperfectionwater To light one candle to God and another to the Devil is the principle of wisdom. Jose Bergamin devillightwisdom A rocket is an experiment; a star is an observation. Jose Bergamin thoughtfulstarsthinking There are those who dance to the rhythm that is played to them, those who only dance to their own rhythm, and those who don't dance at all. Jose Bergamin dancingdanceinspirational The most original sin is not the thinker's but the poet's. Jose Bergamin thinkerpoetsin There are no good or bad habits. All habits are, by definition, bad. Jose Bergamin bad-habitsdefinitionshabit The first condition for making music is not to make a noise. Jose Bergamin music-isnoisefirsts Life is a dangerous adventure, says the American, and he is half right: life is dangerous, but it's not an adventure. Jose Bergamin halflife-isadventure In French literature, you can choose a la carte; in Spanish literature, there is only the set meal. Jose Bergamin french-literaturemealsliterature To sin offers repentance and forgiveness; not to sin offers only punishment. Jose Bergamin punishmentforgivenesssin True solidarity is only possible among the solitary. Jose Bergamin solidaritysolitary
