The Falklands thing was a fight between two bald men over a comb.
JORGE LUIS BORGESHe 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.
More Jorge Luis Borges Quotes
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Art is endless like a river flowing, passing, yet remaining.
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I am almost sure to be blotted out by death, but sometimes I think it is not impossible that I may continue to live in some other manner after my physical death . Or, as Hamlet wonders, what dreams will come when we leave this body?
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I saw a sunset in Queretaro that seemed to reflect the color of a rose in Bengal.
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I think of reading a book as no less an experience than travelling or falling in love.
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In my next life I will try to commit more errors.
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The mightiest love was granted him Love that does not expect to be loved.
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Only in the present do things happen.
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From my weakness, I drew strength that never left me.
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The visible universe was an illusion or, more precisely, a sophism. Mirrors and fatherhood are abominable because they multiply it and extend it.
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How can we manage to illuminate the pathos of our lives?
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In Spanish it is very difficult to make things flow, because words are over-long. But in English, you have light words.
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The mind was dreaming. The world was its dream.
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Art is very mysterious. I wonder if you can really do any damage to art. I think that when we’re writing, something comes through or should come through, in spite of our theories. So theories are not really important.
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A writer should have another lifetime to see if he’s appreciated.
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I believe that in time we will have reached the point where we will deserve to be free of government.
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