The stupidity of an old man imagines itself to be wisdom; that of an adult, experience; that of a youth, genius. (Nicolás Gómez Dávila)

The stupidity of an old man imagines itself to be wisdom; that of an adult, experience; that of a youth, genius.

Nicolás Gómez Dávila

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