Don Colacho’s Aphorisms

Humanity usually locates the pain where the injury is not, the sin where the fault is not. Escolios a un Texto Implícito: Selección , p. 327

Pain, evil, sin, are certainties we can lean on without fear that they will break. Escolios a un Texto Implícito: Selección , p. 309

A civilized society is one where physical pain and pleasure are not the only arguments. Escolios a un Texto Implícito: Selección , p. 285

Pain leaves a deep impression, but only the ethical conflict educates. Escolios a un Texto Implícito: Selección , p. 235

The ancient who denied pain, the modern who denies sin—they entangle themselves in identical sophisms. Escolios a un Texto Implícito: Selecc...