The flattery of posterity is not worth much more than contemporary flattery, which is worth nothing.

Quote by Jorge Luis Borges

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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...

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...

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...

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.

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

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

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...

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...the image of the Lord had been replaced by a mirror.

...the image of the Lord had been replaced by a mirror.

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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

Life itself is a quotation.

Life itself is a quotation.

Democracy is an abuse of statistics.

Democracy is an abuse of statistics.

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.

Friends will keep you sane, Love could fill your heart, A lover can warm your...

Friends will keep you sane, Love could fill your heart, A lover can warm your...

Love is a medicine for the sickness of the world; a prescription often given, too...

Love is a medicine for the sickness of the world; a prescription often given, too...

Line by line, moment by moment, special times are etched into our memories in the...

Line by line, moment by moment, special times are etched into our memories in the...

Pure love produces pure nonsense.

Pure love produces pure nonsense.