All Nicolas Gomez Davila Quotes
- Being right is one more good reason for not succeeding Esteem
- The genuine coherence of our ideas does not come from the reasoning that ties them together, but from the spiritual impulse that gives rise to… Coherence
- Hierarchies are celestial. In hell all are equal. All
- In an age in which the media broadcast countless pieces of foolishness, the educated man is defined not by what he knows, but by what… Age
- Nowadays public opinion is not the sum of private opinions. On the contrary, private opinions are an echo of public opinion Contrary
- Truth is in history, but history is not the truth. Funny
- Revolutions are frightening, but election campaigns are disgusting. Campaigns
- Violence is not necessary to destroy a civilization. Each civilization dies from indifference toward the unique values which created it. Civilization
- The unbeliever imagines that religion pretends to offer answers, while the believer knows that the only promise it makes is to multiply questions. Answers
- Modern man is a prisoner who thinks he is free because he refrains from touching the walls of his dungeon. Dungeon
- The Church used to absolve sinners; today it has the gall to absolve sins. Absolve