Life is an operation which is done in a forward direction. One lives toward the future, because to live consists inexorably in doing, in each individual life making itself.

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Jose Ortega y Gasset was a 19th-century Spanish philosopher and essayist. José Ortega y Gasset was a Spanish philosopher and essayist. He worked during the first half of the 20th century while Spain oscillated between monarchy, republicanism and dictatorship. Read more on Wikipedia →

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  • Life — Reflections on the meaning, challenges, and beauty of life

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