Quotes and anectdotes from the wise to the foolish, and the courageous to the drunk

Jose Bergamin Playwright

  • Gender: Male
  • Citizenship: Spain
  • Born: Dec 30, 1895
  • Died: Aug 28, 1983

José Bergamín Gutiérrez was a Spanish writer, essayist, poet, and playwright. His father served as president of the canton of Málaga; his mother was a Catholic. Bergamín was influenced by both politics and religion and attempted to reconcile Communism and Catholicism throughout his life, remarking "I would die supporting the Communists, but no further than that."

A German immersed in any civilization different from his own loses a weight equivalent in volume to the amount of intelligence he displaces. intelligence

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

Happiness is always a coincidence. happiness

The novel is born of disillusionment the poem, of despair. poetry

To light one candle to God and another to the Devil is the principle of wisdom. wisdom