Nothing is built on stone; all is built on sand, but we must build as if the sand were stone.

Quote by Jorge Luis Borges

Topics: Jorge Luis Borges Quotes

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...

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,...

Life and death have been lacking in my life.

Life and death have been lacking in my life.

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.

To be immortal is commonplace; except for man, all creatures are immortal, for they are...

To be immortal is commonplace; except for man, all creatures are immortal, for they are...

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...

Democracy is an abuse of statistics.

Democracy is an abuse of statistics.

Reality is not always probable, or likely.

Reality is not always probable, or likely.

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

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

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

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...

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...

The central problem of novel-writing is causality.

The central problem of novel-writing is causality.

My undertaking is not difficult, essentially. I should only have to be immortal to carry...

My undertaking is not difficult, essentially. I should only have to be immortal to carry...

Life itself is a quotation.

Life itself is a quotation.

Art always opts for the individual, the concrete; art is not Platonic.

Art always opts for the individual, the concrete; art is not Platonic.

In general, every country has the language it deserves.

In general, every country has the language it deserves.

...the image of the Lord had been replaced by a mirror.

...the image of the Lord had been replaced by a mirror.

'Tis all a Checker-board of Nights and days where Destiny with Men for Pieces plays:...

'Tis all a Checker-board of Nights and days where Destiny with Men for Pieces plays:...

We are here to add to the sum of human goodness. To prove the thing...

We are here to add to the sum of human goodness. To prove the thing...

This would be the best of all possible worlds, if there were no religion in...

This would be the best of all possible worlds, if there were no religion in...