The hero's will is not that of his ancestors nor of his society, but his own. This will to be oneself is heroism. Jose Ortega y Gasset More Quotes by Jose Ortega y Gasset More Quotes From Jose Ortega y Gasset A fascinating mystery of nature is manifested in the universal fact of hunting: the inexorable hierarchy among living beings. Every animal is in a relationship of superiority or inferiority with regard to every other. Strict equality is exceedingly improbable and anomalous. Jose Ortega y Gasset huntinganimalfacts Every intellectual effort sets us apart from the commonplace, and leads us by hidden and difficult paths to secluded spots where we find ourselves amid unaccustomed thoughts. Jose Ortega y Gasset effortintellectualpath The truth is that no horizon is especially interesting by itself, by virtue of its peculiar content, and that any horizon, wide or narrow, brilliant or dull, varied or monotonous, may possess an interest of its own which merely requires a vital adjustment to be discovered. Jose Ortega y Gasset horizonpeculiarinteresting Triumph cannot help being cruel. Jose Ortega y Gasset conquesttriumphhelping There is no doubt; even a rejection can be the shadow of a caress”. Jose Ortega y Gasset rejectionshadowdoubt Thinking is the desire to gain reality by means of ideas. Jose Ortega y Gasset meanrealitythinking In their choice of lovers both the male and the female reveal their essential nature. The type of human being we prefer reveals the contours of our heart. Love is an impulse which springs from the most profound depths of our beings, and upon reaching the visible surface of life carries with it an alluvium of shells and seaweed from the inner abyss. A skilled naturalist, by filing these materials, can reconstruct the oceanic depths from which they have been uprooted. Jose Ortega y Gasset heartspringlove-is I have never said that human society ought to be aristocratic, but a great deal more than that. What I have said, and still believe with ever-increasing conviction, is that human society is always, whether it will or no, aristocratic by its very essence, to the extreme that it is a society in the measure that it is aristocratic, and ceases to be such when it ceases to be aristocratic. Of course I am speaking now of society and not of the State. Jose Ortega y Gasset convictionessencebelieve We cannot put off living until we are ready. The most salient characteristic of life is its coerciveness it is always urgent, 'here and now,' without any possible postponement. Life is fired at us point-blank. Jose Ortega y Gasset We distinguish the excellent man from the common man by saying that the former is the one who makes great demands upon himself, and the latter who makes no demands on himself. Jose Ortega y Gasset We have need of history in its entirety, not to fall back into it, but to see if we can escape from it. Jose Ortega y Gasset backseehistoryfall Every moment the work that you are doing itself is miraculous ,it gives you optimum satisfaction._____ SRChigari Associate Prof Jose Ortega y Gasset
