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Quote by Octavio Paz
Wisdom lies neither in fixity nor in change, but in the dialectic

Wisdom lies neither in fixity nor in change, but in the dialectic between the two. – Octavio Paz

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To read a poem is to hear it with our eyes to hear it is to see it with our ears. – Octavio Paz

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Our democratic capitalist society has converted Eros into an employee of Mammon. – Octavio Paz

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Love is an attempt at penetrating another being, but it can only succeed if the surrender is mutual. – Octavio Paz

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