To be unaware of the putrefaction of the modern world is a symptom of contagion by it.
Quotes from Escolios a un Texto Implicito — Nicolás Gómez Dávila
1913–1994 Colombia
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God prefers an uncircumcised heart to a castrated mind.
Escolios a un Texto Implicito (1977)
Escolios a un Texto Implicito (1977)
Escolios a un Texto Implicito (1977)
Truth is so subtle that it never inspires as much confidence as an erroneous thesis.
Escolios a un Texto Implicito (1977)
Many love humanity only in order to forget God with a clear conscience.
Escolios a un Texto Implicito (1977)
Escolios a un Texto Implicito (1977)
Optimism is never faith in progress, but hope for a miracle.
Escolios a un Texto Implicito (1977)
Poetry is the fingerprint of God in human clay.
Escolios a un Texto Implicito (1977)
A philosopher who adopts scientific notions predetermines his conclusions.
Escolios a un Texto Implicito (1977)
Confused ideas and muddy ponds appear deep.
Escolios a un Texto Implicito (1977)
Escolios a un Texto Implicito (1977)
Escolios a un Texto Implicito (1977)
Escolios a un Texto Implicito (1977)
A cultivated soul is one where the din of the living does not drown out the music of the dead.
Escolios a un Texto Implicito (1977)
Escolios a un Texto Implicito (1977)
Genuine allegiance to an idea surpasses every psychological or social motivation.
Escolios a un Texto Implicito (1977)
Nothing multiplies the number of fools so much as the example of celebrities.
Escolios a un Texto Implicito (1977)
Every marriage of an intellectual with the communist party ends in adultery.
Escolios a un Texto Implicito (1977)
Every solution seems trivial to the one who does not understand the problem.
Escolios a un Texto Implicito (1977)
Attribution
Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Nicolás Gómez Dávila (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.