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Romantic poses aside, let us recognize that falling in love...is an inferior state of mind, a form of transitory imbecility.

Jose Ortega y Gasset

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Jose Ortega y Gasset
Age: 72 †
Born: 1883
Born: May 9
Died: 1955
Died: October 18
Essayist
Literary Critic
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Opinion Journalist
Pedagogue
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Madrid
Spain
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