And this is the simple truth - that to live is to feel oneself lost. H…

Jose Ortega y Gasset
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And this is the simple truth - that to live is to feel oneself lost. He who accepts it has already begun to find himself to be on firm ground. ✨ The Revolt of the Masses. Book by José Ortega y Gasset. Chapter XIV: Who Rules The World?, 1929.
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And this is the simple truth - that to live is to feel oneself lost. He who accepts it has already begun to find himself to be on firm ground. ✨ The Revolt of the Masses. Book by José Ortega y Gasset. Chapter XIV: Who Rules The World?, 1929.

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