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
men heaven facts
The man who spends all his time looking up to heaven is not always the best; in fact, he is usually the worst.
men thinking only-time
The only time a man thinks is when he's alone.
men drunk coward
The man who gets drunk in peacetime is a coward. The man who gets drunk in wartime goes on being a coward.
men doe slave
A woman who does not become the slave of just one man becomes the slave of all men.
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.
life men thinking
The quality of a man's mind can generally be judged by the size of his wastepaper basket.
confused pride men
Pride in a man is confused with dignity; in a woman, with self-love.
american-athlete merciful perhaps
Perhaps it's more merciful to forget the dead instead of remembering them.
reason reasonable
What is reasoned has nothing to do with what is reasonable.
opposites done said
You can say the opposite of something you've said but you can't do the opposite of something you've done.
believe let-it-go ears
If you really believe music is dangerous, you should let it go in one ear and out the other.
matter interest one-thing
Only one thing has to matter for everything to matter.
art art-is
Art is good but it isn't the best.
spiritual drinking damage
Drinking spirits cannot cause spiritual damage.