Wisdom lies neither in fixity nor in change, but in the dialectic between the two. – Octavio Paz
Art is an invention of aesthetics, which in turn is an invention of philosophers… What we call art is a game. – Octavio Paz
Wisdom lies neither in fixity nor in change, but in the dialectic between the two. – Octavio Paz
Art is an invention of aesthetics, which in turn is an invention of philosophers… What we call art is a game. – Octavio Paz
Solitude is the profoundest fact of the human condition. Man is the only being who knows he is alone. – Octavio Paz
Our democratic capitalist society has converted Eros into an employee of Mammon. – Octavio Paz
Let me tell you what I think of bicycling. I think it has done more to emancipate women than anything else in the world. It gives women a feeling of freedom and self-reliance. I stand and rejoice every time I see a woman ride by on a wheel…the picture of free, untrammeled womanhood. – Susan B. Anthony