José Ortega y Gasset

Spanish liberal philosopher and essayist (1883-1955).

Born May 9th, 1883 in Madrid. [ref]

Died October 18th, 1955 at 72 years old in Madrid. [ref]

Occupations
essayist, literary critic, mathematician, opinion journalist, pedagogue, philosopher, poet, politician, sociologist, translator, university teacher, writer
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Try as much as possible to be wholly alive with all your might, and when you laugh, laugh like hell. And when you get angry, get good and angry. Try to be alive. You will be dead soon enough. William Saroyan