Don Colacho’s Aphorisms

Angels and demons both meet with disappointment at the deathbed of a thoroughly modern man in his death throes: they find barely any trace o...

The devil reserves the temptations of the flesh for the most guileless; and he prefers to make the less ingenuous despair by depriving thing...

The devil can achieve nothing great without the careless collaboration of the virtues. Escolios a un Texto Implícito: Selección , p. 353

The devil is the patron of abstract art, because to represent is to submit. Escolios a un Texto Implícito: Selección , p. 328

Let us deceive no one: the devil can deliver the material goods he promises. Escolios a un Texto Implícito: Selección , p. 323

Error does not seed well except in the shadow of the truth. Even the devil becomes bored and excuses himself from where Christianity is bei...

The irrevocable edict ordering the demolition of the modern world only left us the ability to choose the demolisher. Angel or demon. Escoli...

Sex and violence do not replace transcendence after it has been banished. Not even the devil remains for the man who loses God. Escolios a ...

God invented tools, the devil machines. Escolios a un Texto Implícito: Selección , p. 226

If it is merely a matter of organizing an earthly paradise, curates are more than enough. The devil will do. Escolios a un Texto Implícito:...

The devil does not gain mastery over the soul that knows how to smile. Escolios a un Texto Implícito: Selección , p. 196

Man's three enemies are: the devil, the state, and technology. Escolios a un Texto Implícito: Selección , p. 167

The greatest modern error is not to proclaim that God died, but to believe that the devil has died. Escolios a un Texto Implícito: Selección...