Man is the measure of all things.

Quote by Jorge Luis Borges

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Writing is nothing more than a guided dream.

Writing is nothing more than a guided dream.

Through the years, a man peoples a space with images of provinces, kingdoms, mountains, bays,...

Through the years, a man peoples a space with images of provinces, kingdoms, mountains, bays,...

I have known uncertainty: a state unknown to the Greeks.

I have known uncertainty: a state unknown to the Greeks.

...the image of the Lord had been replaced by a mirror.

...the image of the Lord had been replaced by a mirror.

Poetry remembers that it was an oral art before it was a written art.

Poetry remembers that it was an oral art before it was a written art.

In general, every country has the language it deserves.

In general, every country has the language it deserves.

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...

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...

To die for a religion is easier than to live it absolutely.

To die for a religion is easier than to live it absolutely.

Like all those possessing a library, Aurelian was aware that he was guilty of not...

Like all those possessing a library, Aurelian was aware that he was guilty of not...

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 cannot walk through the suburbs in the solitude of the night without thinking that...

I cannot walk through the suburbs in the solitude of the night without thinking that...

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...

In general, every country has the language it deserves.

In general, every country has the language it deserves.

Democracy is an abuse of statistics.

Democracy is an abuse of statistics.

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...

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.

Oh dear Pan and all the other Gods of this place, grant that I may...

Oh dear Pan and all the other Gods of this place, grant that I may...

Love is the enchanted dawn of every heart.

Love is the enchanted dawn of every heart.

Love is the direct opposite of hate. By definition it's something you can't feel for...

Love is the direct opposite of hate. By definition it's something you can't feel for...

Love is an emotion experienced by the many and enjoyed by the few.

Love is an emotion experienced by the many and enjoyed by the few.