Don Colacho’s Aphorisms

Only to defend our secondary convictions do we possess abundant arguments. Escolios a un Texto Implícito: Selección , p. 434

The writer who does not insist on convincing us wastes less of our time, and sometimes even convinces us. Escolios a un Texto Implícito: Sel...

Apostolate perverts in two ways: by inducing one either to mitigate in order to lull to sleep, or to exaggerate in order to arouse. Escolios...

The apologist of any cause falls easily into the temptation of exceeding his own conviction. Escolios a un Texto Implícito: Selección , p. 3...

Let us not try to convince; apostolate harms good manners. Escolios a un Texto Implícito: Selección , p. 191

In order to convince our interlocutors, it is often necessary to invent contemptible, deceitful, ridiculous arguments. Whoever respects his ...