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Work Quotes by Jorge Luis Borges
- Every writer creates his own precursors. His work modifies our conception of the past, as it will modify the future.
- A writer's work is the product of laziness.
- I, who have been so many men in vain, want to be one man, myself alone. From out of a whirlwind the voice of God…
- Had I to give advice to writers (and I do not think they need it, because everyone has to find out things for himself), I…
- In the critics' vocabulary, the work 'precursor' is indispensable, but it should be cleansed of all connotations of polemics or rivalry.
- In the critic's vocabulary, the word "precursor" is indispensable, but it should be cleansed of all connotations of polemic or rivalry. The fact is that…
- The fact is that all writers create their precursors. Their work modifies our conception of the past, just as it is bound to modify the…
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- I am a free man. I do not need to copy Petrarca or Boccaccio. My own genius is enough. Let others worry… — Pietro Aretino
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- Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work. — Aristotle
- All paid jobs absorb and degrade the mind. — Aristotle
- Well begun is half done. — Aristotle
- The end of labor is to gain leisure. — Aristotle