There may be as much nobility in being last as in being first, because the two positions are equally necessary in the world, the one to complement the other. (José Ortega y Gasset)

There may be as much nobility in being last as in being first, because the two positions are equally necessary in the world, the one to complement the other.

José Ortega y Gasset

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