Quotes from book
The Theologians

Name: The Theologians
Author: Jorge Luis Borges

Jorge Luis Borges

"The Theologians" is a short story by Argentinian writer Jorge Luis Borges. It was featured in the collection Labyrinths. It was originally published in Los Anales de Buenos Aires in April 1947.

“Like all those possessing a library, Aurelian was aware that he was guilty of not knowing his in its entirety.”

Jorge Luis Borges book The Theologians

The Theologians, translated by James E. Irby (1964)

“Do you want to see what human eyes have never seen? Look at the moon. Do you want to hear what ears have never heard? Listen to the bird's cry. Do you want to touch what hands have never touched? Touch the earth. Verily I say that God is about to create the world.”

Jorge Luis Borges book The Theologians

The Theologians, translated by James E. Irby (1964)

“The heresies we should fear are those which can be confused with orthodoxy.”

Jorge Luis Borges book The Theologians

The Theologians, translated by James E. Irby (1964)

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