Nicolás Gómez Dávila Quotes

A philosopher who adopts scientific notions predetermines his conclusions.

La técnica ofrecería menos peligros si su manipuleo no le fuese tan fácil al imbécil y tan rentable al caco. (p. 179)

The writer who loves or hates is less persuasive than the one who loves and hates.

With God there are only individuals.

To depend on God alone is our true autonomy.

Every goal other than God dishonors us.

Total freedom of expression does not compensate for lack of talent.

Perfection is the point where what we can do and what we want to do coincide with what we ought to do.

The liturgy can only be spoken definitively in Latin. In a vulgar tongue it is vulgar.

The wealthy man's sin isn't his wealth but the importance he attaches to it.

Poetry has died, asphyxiated by metaphors.

To be civilized is to be able to criticize what we believe without ceasing to believe in it.

Those who proclaim that the noble is despicable end up by proclaiming that the despicable is noble.

La madurez del espíritu comienza cuando dejamos de sentirnos encargados del mundo.

Many love humanity only in order to forget God with a clear conscience.