Jose BergaminEffort and result are never simultaneous. In art, only the result counts.372Time
Jose BergaminTradition simply means that we need to end what began well and continue what is worth continuing362Politics
Jose BergaminThe novel is born of disillusionment; the poem, of despair.374Reading
Jose BergaminA German immersed in any civilization different from his own loses a weight equivalent in volume to the amount of intelligence he displaces.363Humanity
Jose BergaminYou can hesitate before deciding, but not once the decision is made.341Thought
Jose BergaminMan is a question; woman is an answer. The mistake women make today is to offer themselves as answers before being questioned.353Humanity
Jose BergaminLife is a dangerous adventure, says the American, and he is half right: life is dangerous, but it's not an adventure.356Life
Jose BergaminA woman who does not become the slave of just one man becomes the slave of all men.301Sadness
Jose BergaminThe thirst for adventure is the vent which Destiny offers; a war, a crusade, a gold mine, a new country, speak to the imagination and offer.324Sadness
Jose BergaminTrue art tries not to attract attention in order to be noticed.368Truth
Jose BergaminA belief which leaves no place for doubt is not a belief; it is a superstition.293Life
Jose BergaminThe man who gets drunk in peacetime is a coward. The man who gets drunk in wartime goes on being a coward.326Time
Jose BergaminTry not to turn your life into a race, least of all an obstacle race.272Life
Jose BergaminWhen there is nothing to fear is the time to begin fearing everything.316Time
Jose BergaminThere are no good or bad habits. All habits are, by definition, bad.307Thought
Jose BergaminThe most original sin is not the thinker's but the poet's.285Thought
Jose BergaminTrue solidarity is only possible among the solitary.307Truth
Jose BergaminThe only time a man thinks is when he's alone.253ThoughtTime
Jose BergaminTheology is the logic of the Devil.319Death
Jose BergaminSensuality without love is a sin; love without sensuality is worse than a sin.266Love
Jose BergaminTo be thirsty and to drink water is the perfection of sensuality rarely achieved. Sometimes you drink water; other times you are thirsty.255Time
Jose BergaminA reformer knows neither how to do nor to undo.222Reading
Jose BergaminBetter than succeeding little by little is failing at one go.288Truth
Jose BergaminTo sin offers repentance and forgiveness; not to sin offers only punishment.266Death
Jose BergaminHappiness is always a coincidence.234Reading
Jose BergaminIt may be impossible to have a revolution without crimes but that does not make revolution a crime.237Truth
Jose BergaminA piece of advice always contains an implicit threat, just as a threat always contains an implicit piece of advice.185Reading
Jose BergaminThere 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.2310Love
Jose BergaminPride in a man is confused with dignity; in a woman, with self-love.185Love
Jose BergaminAn ignorance of Marx is as frequent among Marxists as an ignorance of Christ is among Catholics.131Reading
