Man must not only make himself: the weightiest thing he has to do is to determine what he is going to be. He is causa sui to the second power. (José Ortega y Gasset)

Man must not only make himself: the weightiest thing he has to do is to determine what he is going to be. He is causa sui to the second power.

José Ortega y Gasset

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