...the image of the Lord had been replaced by a mirror.

Quote by Jorge Luis Borges

Topics: Mankind Quotes, Religion Quotes

Reality is not always probable, or likely.

Reality is not always probable, or likely.

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...

Democracy is an abuse of statistics.

Democracy is an abuse of statistics.

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

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

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...

The central problem of novel-writing is causality.

The central problem of novel-writing is causality.

Writing is nothing more than a guided dream.

Writing is nothing more than a guided dream.

The original is unfaithful to the translation.

The original is unfaithful to the translation.

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.

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...

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...

Your unforgivable sins do not allow you to see my splendor

Your unforgivable sins do not allow you to see my splendor

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...

In general, every country has the language it deserves.

In general, every country has the language it deserves.

The Falklands thing was a fight between two bald men over a comb.

The Falklands thing was a fight between two bald men over a comb.

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

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

One concept corrupts and confuses the others. I am not speaking of the Evil whose...

One concept corrupts and confuses the others. I am not speaking of the Evil whose...

Life and death have been lacking in my life.

Life and death have been lacking in my life.

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...