Intelligence Displaces Quotes by José Bergamín

The barometer that shows "variable" is an ironic indictment of God.

— Jose Bergamin

Happiness is always a coincidence.

— Jose Bergamin

Do we have to talk in order to agree or agree in order to talk?

— Jose Bergamin

If you really believe music is dangerous, you should let it go in one ear and out the other.

— Jose Bergamin

The man who gets drunk in peacetime is a coward. The man who gets drunk in wartime goes on being a coward.

— Jose Bergamin

The only time a man thinks is when he's alone.

— Jose Bergamin

Morality measured in centimeters: all mothers believe that only their daughters dance decently.

— Jose Bergamin

Who learns most from a good book is the author.

— Jose Bergamin

Man is a question; woman is an answer. The mistake women make today is to offer themselves as answers before being questioned.

— Jose Bergamin

You can say the opposite of something you've said but you can't do the opposite of something you've done.

— Jose Bergamin

Sensuality without love is a sin; love without sensuality is worse than a sin.

— Jose Bergamin

To sin offers repentance and forgiveness; not to sin offers only punishment.

— Jose Bergamin