Like all those possessing a library, Aurelian was aware that he was guilty of not knowing his in its entirety. Jorge Luis Borges aurelianawareentirety Change image and share on social
The flattery of posterity is not worth much more than contemporary flattery, which is worth nothing. Jorge Luis Borges contemporaryflatteryposterity Change image and share on social
In the order of literature, as in others, there is no act that is not the coronation of an infinite series of causes and the source of an infinite series of effects. Jorge Luis Borges actcoronationeffect Change image and share on social
Writing is nothing more than a guided dream. Jorge Luis Borges dreamguidewrite Change image and share on social
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. Jorge Luis Borges conceptconfusecorrupt Change image and share on social
To be immortal is commonplace; except for man, all creatures are immortal, for they are ignorant of death; what is divine, terrible, incomprehensible, is to know that one is immortal. Jorge Luis Borges commonplacecreaturedeath Change image and share on social
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. Jorge Luis Borges accomplishachievementenvisage Change image and share on social
I have known uncertainty: a state unknown to the Greeks. Jorge Luis Borges greekstateuncertainty Change image and share on social
Life and death have been lacking in my life. Jorge Luis Borges deathlacklife Change image and share on social
Art always opts for the individual, the concrete; art is not Platonic. Jorge Luis Borges artconcreteindividual Change image and share on social
