Jorge Luis Borges, as quoted in Time magazine (14 February 1983)
• Variant: Two bald men fighting over a comb.
• As paraphrased in Julian Barnes, "The worst reported war since the Crimean", The Guardian, 25 February 2002.
• Variant: Two bald men fighting over a comb.
• As paraphrased in Julian Barnes, "The worst reported war since the Crimean", The Guardian, 25 February 2002.
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The Falklands thing was a fight between two bald men over a comb.
— Jorge Luis Borges on Falklands War
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• Variant: Two bald men fighting over a comb.
• As paraphrased in Julian Barnes, "The worst reported war since the Crimean", The Guardian, 25 February 2002." to mean that wisdom is timeless.
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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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