Nicolás Gómez Dávila quotes - page 2

Whoever betrays us never forgives us for his act of betrayal. (Nicolás Gómez Dávila)
In a century where the media publish endless stupidities, the cultured man is defined not by what he knows but by what he ignores. View quote
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An "ideal society" would be the graveyard of human greatness. View quote
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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 them. View quote
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Modern man destroys more when he builds than when he destroys. View quote
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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 he doesn't know. View quote
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God is a nuisance for modern man. View quote
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The Church used to absolve sinners; today it has the gall to absolve sins. View quote
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Many love humanity only in order to forget God with a clear conscience. View quote
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If we believe in God, we should not say "I believe in God," but "God believes in me." View quote
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Total freedom of expression does not compensate for lack of talent. (Nicolás Gómez Dávila)
Hierarchies are celestial. In hell all are equal. View quote
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Nowadays public opinion is not the sum of private opinions. On the contrary, private opinions are an echo of public opinion. View quote
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To compromise is to sacrifice a distant good to an immediate urgency. View quote
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Democratic parliaments are not places where debate occurs but where popular absolutism registers its edicts. View quote
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The authenticity of the feeling depends on the clarity of the thought. View quote
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Genuine allegiance to an idea surpasses every psychological or social motivation. View quote
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To think like our contemporaries is a recipe for prosperity and stupidity. View quote
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To depend on God alone is our true autonomy. View quote
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Modern man does not love, but seeks refuge in love; does not hope, but seeks refuge in hope; does not believe, but seeks refuge in a dogma. View quote
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Contemporary literature, in each and every epoch, is the worst enemy of culture. A reader's limited time is wasted in reading a thousand books that blunt his critical sense and damage his literary sensibility. (Nicolás Gómez Dávila)
All epochs exhibit the same vices, but not all show the same virtues. In every age there are hovels, but only in some are there palaces. View quote
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The study of myths belongs to metaphysics, not to psychology. View quote
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To have opinions is the best way to escape the obligation of thinking. View quote
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The Church founders without the ballast of "average Christians." View quote
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