...the image of the Lord had been replaced by a mirror.

Quote by Jorge Luis Borges

Topics: Mankind Quotes, Religion Quotes

In general, every country has the language it deserves.

In general, every country has the language it deserves.

Reality is not always probable, or likely.

Reality is not always probable, or likely.

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

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

There is a concept that is the corrupter and destroyer of all others. I speak...

There is a concept that is the corrupter and destroyer of all others. I speak...

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...

Writing is nothing more than a guided dream.

Writing is nothing more than a guided dream.

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...

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...

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 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...

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...

Life itself is a quotation.

Life itself is a quotation.

Writing is nothing more than a guided dream.

Writing is nothing more than a guided dream.

Your unforgivable sins do not allow you to see my splendor

Your unforgivable sins do not allow you to see my splendor

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 have known uncertainty: a state unknown to the Greeks.

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

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 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.

I never knew how to worship until I knew how to love.

I never knew how to worship until I knew how to love.

True love begins when nothing is looked for in return.

True love begins when nothing is looked for in return.

Christians should never fail to sense the operation of an angelic glory. It forever eclipses...

Christians should never fail to sense the operation of an angelic glory. It forever eclipses...