“It is truer to say that martyrs create faith more than faith creates martyrs.”
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Miguel de Unamuno y Jugo (Bilbao, 29 de septiembre de 1864 - Salamanca, 31 de diciembre de 1936) fue un escritor y filósofo español perteneciente a la generación del 98. En su obra cultivó gran variedad de géneros literarios, incluyendo novela, ensayo, teatro y poesía. Rector de la Universidad de Salamanca a lo largo de tres periodos, también fue diputado de las Cortes constituyentes de la Segunda República, de la que se fue distanciando hasta el punto de secundar la sublevación militar que dio inicio a la guerra civil, algo de lo que se arrepintió después públicamente. Unamuno fue uno de los primeros existencialistas, preocupado por la tensión entre el intelecto y la emoción, la fe y la razón. Su principal ensayo filosófico fue *Del sentimiento trágico de la vida* (1912), y entre sus novelas más famosas se encuentran *Niebla* (1914), *Abel Sánchez* (1917), o *La tía Tula* (1921). ---------- Miguel de Unamuno y Jugo (Bilbao, September 29, 1864-Salamanca, December 31, 1936) was a Spanish writer and philosopher belonging to the generation of '98. In his work he cultivated a wide variety of literary genres, including novel, essay, theater and poetry. Rector of the University of Salamanca for three periods, he was also a deputy of the Constituent Courts of the Second Republic, from which he distanced himself to the point of supporting the military uprising that started the civil war, something of which who later publicly repented. Unamuno was one of the first existentialists, concerned with the tension between intellect and emotion, faith and reason. His main philosophical essay was *Del sentimiento trágico de la vida* (1912), and his most famous novels, *Niebla* (1914), *Abel Sánchez* (1917), and *La tía Tula* (1921).
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“It is truer to say that martyrs create faith more than faith creates martyrs.”
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“It is sad not to love, but it is much sadder not to be able to love.”
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“The skeptic does not mean him who doubts, but him who investigates or researches, as opposed to him who asserts and thinks that he has found.”
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“A lot of good arguments are spoiled by some fool who knows what he is talking about.”
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“True science teaches, above all, to doubt and to be ignorant.”
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“We need God, not in order to understand the why, but in order to feel and sustain the ultimate wherefore, to give a meaning to the universe.”
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“Some people will believe anything if you whisper it to them.”
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