Time can't be measured in days the way money is measured in pesos and …

Jorge Luis Borges
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Time can't be measured in days the way money is measured in pesos and centavos, because all pesos are equal, while every day, perhaps every hour, is different. ✨ Jorge Luis Borges (2005). Brodie's Report: Including the Prose Fiction from In Praise of Darkness, Penguin Classics
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Time can't be measured in days the way money is measured in pesos and centavos, because all pesos are equal, while every day, perhaps every hour, is different. ✨ Jorge Luis Borges (2005). Brodie's Report: Including the Prose Fiction from In Praise of Darkness, Penguin Classics

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