To sin offers repentance and forgiveness not to sin offers only punishment. Jose Bergamin on forgiveness
Happiness is always a coincidence. Jose Bergamin on happiness
A German immersed in any civilization different from his own loses a weight equivalent in volume to the amount of intelligence he displaces. Jose Bergamin on intelligence
The novel is born of disillusionment the poem, of despair. Jose Bergamin on poetry
To light one candle to God and another to the Devil is the principle of wisdom. Jose Bergamin on wisdom
A piece of advice always contains an implicit threat, just as a threat always contains an implicit piece of advice. José Bergamin on advice