The dictionary is based on the hypothesis — obviously an un… - Jorge Luis Borges

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The dictionary is based on the hypothesis — obviously an unproven one — that languages are made up of equivalent synonyms.

Jorge Luis Borges

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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.

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Alternative Names: Jorge Francisco Isidoro Luis Borges • Chorche Louis Borches • Jorge Luis Borges Acevedo • Horhe Luis Borhes • J. L. Borges • H. Bustos Domecq • Khorkhe Luyis Borkhes • Borges • Jorge Francisco Isidoro Luis Borges Acevedo

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أنا الذي كنت عدة أشخاص بلا طائل، أريد أن أكون شخصاً واحداً، أنا نفسي

Of course, like all young men, I tried to be as unhappy as I could — a kind of Hamlet and Raskolnikov rolled into one.

Imprecision is tolerable and verisimilar in literature, because we always tend towards it in life.

The dictionary is based on the hypothesis — obviously an unproven one — that languages are made up of equivalent synonyms. - Jorge Luis Borges

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