| The Columbia World of Quotations. 1996. |
| NUMBER: | 7844 |
| QUOTATION: | Like all writers, he measured the achievements of others by what they had accomplished, asking of them that they measure him by what he envisaged or planned. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Jorge Luis Borges (1899–1986), Argentinian author. “The Secret Miracle,” Ficciones (1944, trans. 1962). Of Jaromir Hladik. |
| BIOGRAPHY: | Columbia Encyclopedia. |
| The Columbia World of Quotations. Copyright © 1996 Columbia University Press. |
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