59 Quotes by Nicolas Gomez Davila

Nowadays public opinion is not the sum of private opinions. On the contrary, private opinions are an echo of public opinion.

Being right is one more good reason for not succeeding.

History clearly demonstrates that governing is a task that exceeds man’s ability.

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.

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.