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
forgiveness punishment sin
To sin offers repentance and forgiveness; not to sin offers only punishment.
sin poet thinker
The most original sin is not the thinker's but the poet's.
love sensual sin
Sensuality without love is a sin; love without sensuality is worse than a sin.
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.
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.
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.
way ifs
Even if you're not going anywhere, don't get in the way.
ignorance innocence forgotten
Ignorance is learned; innocence is forgotten.
hope escaping age
To be young is to live in the hope of escaping youth; to be old, in the despair of having succeeded.