Democracy is an abuse of statistics.

Quote by Jorge Luis Borges

Topics: Government Quotes

Time is the substance from which I am made. Time is a river which carries...

Time is the substance from which I am made. Time is a river which carries...

Death (or its allusion) makes men precious and pathetic. They are moving because of their...

Death (or its allusion) makes men precious and pathetic. They are moving because of their...

The truth is that we live out our lives putting off all that can be...

The truth is that we live out our lives putting off all that can be...

Your unforgivable sins do not allow you to see my splendor

Your unforgivable sins do not allow you to see my splendor

The flattery of posterity is not worth much more than contemporary flattery, which is worth...

The flattery of posterity is not worth much more than contemporary flattery, which is worth...

In general, every country has the language it deserves.

In general, every country has the language it deserves.

To fall in love is to create a religion that has a fallible god

To fall in love is to create a religion that has a fallible god

Any life is made up of a single moment, the moment in which a man...

Any life is made up of a single moment, the moment in which a man...

I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of library.

I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of library.

Writing is nothing more than a guided dream.

Writing is nothing more than a guided dream.

The fact is that all writers create their precursors. Their work modifies our conception of...

The fact is that all writers create their precursors. Their work modifies our conception of...

Reality is not always probable, or likely.

Reality is not always probable, or likely.

I am almost sure to be blotted out by death, but sometimes I think it...

I am almost sure to be blotted out by death, but sometimes I think it...

In the order of literature, as in others, there is no act that is not...

In the order of literature, as in others, there is no act that is not...

Man is the measure of all things.

Man is the measure of all things.

The original is unfaithful to the translation.

The original is unfaithful to the translation.

Reality is not always probable, or likely.

Reality is not always probable, or likely.

Statistically 1 out of 5 females and 1 out of 8 males will go through...

Statistically 1 out of 5 females and 1 out of 8 males will go through...

Welcome to our society. You will be judged on what you wear, your taste in...

Welcome to our society. You will be judged on what you wear, your taste in...

The chief pang of most trials is not so much the actual suffering itself as...

The chief pang of most trials is not so much the actual suffering itself as...