Octavio Paz Quotes
Octavio Paz was a Mexican poet, essayist, and diplomat and one of the foremost Latin American writers of the twentieth century. His Labyrinth of Solitude, published in 1950, conducted a sustained meditation on Mexican identity and modernity that has shaped subsequent Latin American thought. The quotes below are attributed to Octavio Paz, organized by topic.
Octavio Paz on Life
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Attributed to Octavio Paz:
“Solitude is the profoundest fact of the human condition.”
Octavio Paz on Love
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Attributed to Octavio Paz:
“Love is the secret religion of those who have not lost faith in being.”
Octavio Paz on Politics
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Attributed to Octavio Paz:
“Modernity began as a critique of religion, philosophy, morality, law, history, economics, and politics.”
Octavio Paz on Truth
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Attributed to Octavio Paz:
“Wisdom lies neither in fixity nor in change, but in the dialectic between the two.”
Octavio Paz on Virtue
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Attributed to Octavio Paz:
“Deserve your dream.”