The man who discovers a new scientific truth has previously had to smash to atoms almost everything he had learnt, and arrives at the new truth with hands blood stained from the slaughter of a thousand platitudes.
Jose Ortega y Gasset Quotes
Better beware of notions like genius and inspiration; they are a sort of magic wand and should be used sparingly by anybody who wants to see things clearly.
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| Birth: | 9th May, 1883 |
| Death: | 18th October, 1955 |
| Nationality: | Spanish |
| Profession: | Essayist, Philosopher |
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