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Jose Ortega y Gasset Quotes on Virtue

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 virtue, drawn from across the philosopher's works.

Quotes

  • Attributed to Jose Ortega y Gasset:

    “Tell me to what you pay attention and I will tell you who you are.”

  • Attributed to Jose Ortega y Gasset:

    “Civilization is, before all else, the will to live in common.”

  • Attributed to Jose Ortega y Gasset:

    “Effort is only effort when it begins to hurt.”

  • Attributed to Jose Ortega y Gasset:

    “The mass crushes everything that is different, that is excellent, individual, qualified, and select.”