Nicolas Gomez Davila Quotes
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Being right is one more good reason for not succeeding
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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.
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Modern man is a prisoner who thinks he is free because he refrains from touching the walls of his dungeon.
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Hierarchies are celestial. In hell all are equal.
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History clearly demonstrates that governing is a task that exceeds man's ability.
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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
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Total freedom of expression does not compensate for lack of talent.
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The fool is disturbed not when they tell him that his ideas are false, but when they suggest that they have gone out of style.