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The possibilities of the art of combination are not infinite, but they tend to be frightful.

Jorge Luis Borges

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
The minotaur more than justifies the existence of the labyrinth.
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Existence Justify
A writer’s work is the product of laziness.
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Lazy Poet Work Writing
Israelites, Christians and Muslims profess immortality, but the veneration they render this world proves they believe only in it, since they destine all other worlds, in infinite number, to be its reward or punishment.
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Believe Destiny Punishment Religion Reward Secularism World
Man’s memory shapes Its own Eden within.
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Man Memories Shape
Beyond my anxiety, beyond this writing, the universe waits, inexhaustible, inviting.
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Anxiety Beyond Inspirational Invitation Myself Universe
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
How can we manage to illuminate the pathos of our lives?
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Illumination Live Management Ourselves
Happy are the beloved and the lovers and those who can live without love.
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Happiness Live Love Lover
We accept reality so readily – perhaps because we sense that nothing is real.
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Acceptance Reality Thinking
The mind was dreaming. The world was its dream.
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Dreams Mindset Perspective World
I am not sure of anything, I know nothing. Can you imagine that I don’t even know the date of my own death?
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Date Death Imagination Known Yourself
Every man should be capable of all ideas.
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Capable Ideas Man
It’s a shame that we have to choose between two such second-rate countries as the USSR and the USA.
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Choice Country Shame
Let others pride themselves about how many pages they have written; I’d rather boast about the ones I’ve read.
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Oneself Page Pride Reading Writing
The truth is that we live out our lives putting off all that can be put off; perhaps we all know deep down that we are immortal and that sooner or later all men will do and know all things.
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Immortal Live Truth Willing

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