Don Colacho’s Aphorisms

Nothing is more irritating than the certainty with which a man who has had success in one thing gives his opinion on everything. Escolios a ...

So that one does not live depressed among so many foolish opinions, it behooves one to remember at every moment that things obviously are wh...

For the fool, obsolete opinion and erroneous opinion are synonymous expressions. Escolios a un Texto Implícito: Selección , p. 456

Nothing makes clearer the limits of science than the scientist’s opinions about any topic that is not strictly related to his profession. Es...

Let us not give stupid opinions the pleasure of scandalizing us. Escolios a un Texto Implícito: Selección , p. 420

We usually share with our predecessors more opinions than ways of reaching them. Escolios a un Texto Implícito: Selección , p. 411

Living among opinions, one forgets the importance of a simple difference in accent between ideas. Escolios a un Texto Implícito: Selección ,...

Let us respect the two poles of man: concrete individual, human spirit. But not the middle zone of an animal with opinions. Escolios a un T...

The arguments with which we justify our conduct are often dumber than our actual conduct. It is more tolerable to watch men live than to hea...