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Jorge Luis Borges

He thought that the rose was to be found in its own eternity and not in his words; and that we may mention or allude to a thing, but not express it.
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Expression Finding Mention Rose Word
Man’s memory shapes Its own Eden within.
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Man Memories Shape
I might accept immortality, if I had to do it. But I would prefer – if there is any afterlife – to know nothing whatever about Borges, about his experiences in this world.
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Acceptance Experience Immortal World
He was very religious; he believed that he had a secret pact with God which exempted him from doing good in exchange for prayers and piety.
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Goodness Prayer Religious Secret
Time, which despoils castles, enriches verses.
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Literature Patience Power Time
We accept reality so readily – perhaps because we sense that nothing is real.
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Acceptance Reality Thinking
The tango is a direct expression of something that poets have often tried to state in words: the belief that a fight may be a celebration.
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Belief Celebration Direct Expression Fight State
It is clear that there is no classification of the Universe that is not arbitrary and full of conjectures. The reason for this is very simple: we do not know what kind of thing the universe is.
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Known Reason Simplicity Universe
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Faith Original Translation
From my weakness, I drew strength that never left me.
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Inspirational Motivational Weakness
Chang Tzu tells us of a persevering man who after three laborious years mastered the art of dragon-slaying. For the rest of his days, he had not a single opportunity to test his skills.
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Fantasy Hard Time Himself Man Opportunity Skills Story
Time is a fire that consumes me, but I am the fire.
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Consume Fire Myself Time
I am not sure that I exist, actually. I am all the writers that I have read, all the people that I have met, all the women that I have loved; all the cities I have visited.
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Existence Love Myself Reading Travel Visit Woman Writing
Time can’t be measured in days the way money is measured in pesos and centavos, because all pesos are equal, while every day, perhaps every hour, is different.
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Day Different Measurement Money Time
The mightiest love was granted him Love that does not expect to be loved.
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Expectation Himself Love
Reality is partial to symmetry and slight anachronisms
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Partial Reality Symmetry

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