Jorge Luis Borges ( 8 of 8 )
Any life, no matter how long and complex it may be, is made up of a single moment - the read more
Any life, no matter how long and complex it may be, is made up of a single moment - the moment in which a man finds out, once and for all, who he is.
Time is the substance from which I am made. Time is a river which carries me along, but I am read more
Time is the substance from which I am made. Time is a river which carries me along, but I am the river; it is a tiger that devours me, but I am the tiger; it is a fire that consumes me, but I am the fire.
...the image of the Lord had been replaced by a mirror.
...the image of the Lord had been replaced by a mirror.
I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of library.
I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of library.
One concept corrupts and confuses the others. I am not speaking of the Evil whose limited sphere is ethics; I read more
One concept corrupts and confuses the others. I am not speaking of the Evil whose limited sphere is ethics; I am speaking of the infinite.
The original is unfaithful to the translation.
The original is unfaithful to the translation.
Nothing is built on stone; all is built on sand, but we must build as if the sand were stone.
Nothing is built on stone; all is built on sand, but we must build as if the sand were stone.
Like all writers, he measured the achievements of others by what they had accomplished, asking of them that they measure read more
Like all writers, he measured the achievements of others by what they had accomplished, asking of them that they measure him by what he envisaged or planned.
