Jose Ortega y Gasset Quotes

A collection of quotes by Jose Ortega y Gasset.

Jose Ortega y Gasset (1883-1955) was a renowned Spanish philosopher and essayist. He is best known for his influential works that explored the role of individuality, reason, and the challenges posed by modernity. Ortega y Gasset emphasized the importance of personal responsibility and advocated for a philosophy that encouraged critical thinking and self-reflection. His most notable works include "The Revolt of the Masses" and "Meditations on Quixote." Ortega y Gasset's ideas continue to shape philosophical discourse and remain relevant in our understanding of human existence and the complexities of contemporary society.

We cannot put off living until we are ready.

We cannot put off living until we are ready.

Jose Ortega y Gasset

Life is a series of collisions with the future it is not the

Life is a series of collisions with the future it is not the sum of what we have been, but what we yearn to be.

Jose Ortega y Gasset

That science is incapable of solving in its own way those fu

That science is incapable of solving in its own way those fundamental questions is no sufficient reason for slighting them

Jose Ortega y Gasset

Life is fired at us point blank.

Life is fired at us point blank.

Jose Ortega y Gasset

Love is that splendid triggering of human vitality the supre

Love is that splendid triggering of human vitality the supreme activity which nature affords anyone for going out of himself toward someone else.

Jose Ortega y Gasset

We have need of history in its entirety, not to fall back in

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

Poetry is adolescence fermented, and thus preserved.

Poetry is adolescence fermented, and thus preserved.

Jose Ortega y Gasset

An 'unemployed' existence is a worse negation of life than d

An 'unemployed' existence is a worse negation of life than death itself.

Jose Ortega y Gasset