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.

Quote by Jorge Luis Borges

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Your unforgivable sins do not allow you to see my splendor

Your unforgivable sins do not allow you to see my splendor

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.

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...

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...

Writing is nothing more than a guided dream.

Writing is nothing more than a guided dream.

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

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

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...

In general, every country has the language it deserves.

In general, every country has the language it deserves.

Life itself is a quotation.

Life itself is a quotation.

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...

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.

Man is the measure of all things.

Man is the measure of all things.

...the image of the Lord had been replaced by a mirror.

...the image of the Lord had been replaced by a mirror.

Writing is nothing more than a guided dream.

Writing is nothing more than a guided dream.

I foresee that man will resign himself each day to new abominations, and soon that...

I foresee that man will resign himself each day to new abominations, and soon that...

Reading is an activity subsequent to writing: more resigned, more civil, more intellectual.

Reading is an activity subsequent to writing: more resigned, more civil, more intellectual.

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...

Life and death have been lacking in my life.

Life and death have been lacking in my life.