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
love fear women
I fear only that which I love, says man, according to Montaigne. Woman replies: I love only that which I fear.
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!
sports thinking goal
When the English have scored a goal, they think nothing more remains to be done.
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.
When there is nothing to fear is the time to begin fearing everything.
race trying obstacles
Try not to turn your life into a race, least of all an obstacle race.
art order trying
True art tries not to attract attention in order to be noticed.
love strong weak
In love, it is the weak who strike and the strong who caress.
god enemy needs
You need to have a God, a lover, and an enemy, says the poet. Exactly: you need to have three enemies.
wisdom light devil
To light one candle to God and another to the Devil is the principle of wisdom.
stars thinking thoughtful
A rocket is an experiment; a star is an observation.
mean needs tradition
Tradition simply means that we need to end what began well and continue what is worth continuing
water perfection sensual
To be thirsty and to drink water is the perfection of sensuality rarely achieved. Sometimes you drink water; other times you are thirsty.
dance rhythm
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.