Jorge Luis Borges, Los Teólogos ('The Theologians')
• Donald A. Yates & James E. Irby, eds., Labyrinths (New Directions, 1964), p. 119
• Donald A. Yates & James E. Irby, eds., Labyrinths (New Directions, 1964), p. 119
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After having razed the garden, profaned the chalices and the altars, by horse the Huns broke into the Monastic library and they tore the incomprehensible books and they vituperated them and they burnt them, fearing their symbols and characters might be concealing secret blasphemies against their God, who was an iron scimitar.
— Jorge Luis Borges on Scimitar
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• Donald A. Yates & James E. Irby, eds., Labyrinths (New Directions, 1964), p. 119" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Scimitar" (Quotes, Metaphorical)
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About Jorge Luis Borges
Jorge Luis Borges (24 August 1899 – 14 June 1986) was an Argentine writer who is considered one of the foremost literary figures of the 20th century. Most famous in the English speaking world for his short stories and fictive essays, Borges was also a poet, critic, translator and man of letters.
About Jorge Luis Borges
Jorge Luis Borges (24 August 1899 – 14 June 1986) was an Argentine writer who is considered one of the foremost literary figures of the 20th century. Most famous in the English speaking world for his short stories and fictive essays, Borges was also a poet, critic, translator and man of letters.
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