In order to master the unruly torrent of life the learned man meditates, the poet quivers, and the political hero erects the fortress of his will. (José Ortega y Gasset)

In order to master the unruly torrent of life the learned man meditates, the poet quivers, and the political hero erects the fortress of his will.

José Ortega y Gasset

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