#2,776

Rather than from the disturbing spectacle of injustice triumphing, it is from the contrast between the earthly fragility of the beautiful and its immortal essence that the hope of another life is born.

Escolios a un Texto Implícito: Selección, p. 445

#2,670

Only the defeated come to possess sound ideas about the nature of things.

Escolios a un Texto Implícito: Selección, p. 430

#2,404

To win a bet, in our time, one must bet for the individuals or the causes which one would like to see lose.

Escolios a un Texto Implícito: Selección, p. 388

#2,387

Whoever defeats a noble cause is the one who has really been defeated.

Escolios a un Texto Implícito: Selección, p. 386

#2,386

Whoever is not ready to prefer defeat in certain circumstances sooner or later commits the very crimes he denounces.

Escolios a un Texto Implícito: Selección, p. 385

#1,311

Defeats are never final when they are accepted with good humor.

Escolios a un Texto Implícito: Selección, p. 226