Jose Ortega y Gasset Quotes on Life
Jose Ortega y Gasset was a Spanish philosopher, essayist, and the most influential Spanish thinker of the twentieth century. This page collects quotes attributed to Jose Ortega y Gasset on the topic of life, drawn from across the philosopher's works.
Quotes
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Attributed to Jose Ortega y Gasset:
“I am I and my circumstance, and if I do not save it, I do not save myself.”
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Attributed to Jose Ortega y Gasset:
“Civilization is, before all else, the will to live in common.”
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Attributed to Jose Ortega y Gasset:
“Living is a constant process of deciding what we are going to do.”
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Attributed to Jose Ortega y Gasset:
“Effort is only effort when it begins to hurt.”