7 phrases by Jorge Luis Borges that not everyone likes

Amanda Wasnik
Nov 6 · 4 min read

“Death is a life lived. Life is a death that is coming, “said Jorge Luis Borges. The Argentine writer who marked the literature of the twentieth century had deep philosophical concerns that permeated many of his works. He made precise references to Plato, Nietzsche, Berkeley, Hume and Schopenhauer, but he also felt a great attraction for Buddhist philosophy.

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