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Jorge Luis Borges

Jorge Luis Borges

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May heaven exist, even if our place is hell.

Jorge Luis Borges

Jorge Luis Borges

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The theme of envy is very Spanish. Spaniards are always thinking about envy. To say that something is good, they say: 'It's enviable'.

Jorge Luis Borges

Jorge Luis Borges

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Democracy: it is a widely held superstition, an abuse of statistics.

Jorge Luis Borges

Jorge Luis Borges

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The happiness does not need to be transmuted into beauty, but the misfortune does.

Jorge Luis Borges

Jorge Luis Borges

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I believe it's better to think that God does not accept bribes.

Jorge Luis Borges

Jorge Luis Borges

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Dreaming is the oldest aesthetic activity.

Jorge Luis Borges

Jorge Luis Borges

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Organizing libraries is silently practicing the art of criticism.

Jorge Luis Borges

Jorge Luis Borges

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I have not cultivated my fame, which will be ephemeral.

Jorge Luis Borges

Jorge Luis Borges

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There may be enemies of my opinions, but I myself, if I wait a while, can also be an enemy of my opinions.

Jorge Luis Borges

Jorge Luis Borges

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Fatherhood and mirrors are abominable because they multiply the number of men.

Jorge Luis Borges

Jorge Luis Borges

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Dollars: Those reckless American bills that have different value and the same size.