The Church used to absolve sinners; today it has the gall to absolve sins.

- Nicolas Gomez Davila

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

- Nicolas Gomez Davila

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.

- Nicolas Gomez Davila

Truth is in history, but history is not the truth.

- Nicolas Gomez Davila

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.

- Nicolas Gomez Davila

The unbeliever imagines that religion pretends to offer answers, while the believer knows that the only promise it makes is to multiply questions.

- Nicolas Gomez Davila

Being right is one more good reason for not succeeding

- Nicolas Gomez Davila

Revolutions are frightening, but election campaigns are disgusting.

- Nicolas Gomez Davila

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

- Nicolas Gomez Davila