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Even a minor event in the life of a child is an event of that child's world and thus a world event.

~Gaston Bachelard

Topics: Child Even Event Life Minor Thus World

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Man is a creation of desire, not a creation of need.

~Gaston Bachelard

Topics: Creation Desire Man Need

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There is no original truth, only original error.

~Gaston Bachelard

Topics: Error Only Original Truth

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Ideas are refined and multiplied in the commerce of minds. In their splendor, images effect a very simple communion of souls.

~Gaston Bachelard

Topics: Commerce Communion Effect Ideas Images Minds Refined Simple Souls Splendor Very

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Man is an imagining being.

~Gaston Bachelard

Topics: Being Imagining Man

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Two half philosophers will probably never a whole metaphysician make.

~Gaston Bachelard

Topics: Half Make Never Philosophers Two Whole Will

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The great function of poetry is to give back to us the situations of our dreams.

~Gaston Bachelard

Topics: Back Dreams Function Give Great Our Our Dreams Poetry Situations Us

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Poetry is one of the destinies of speech... One would say that the poetic image, in its newness, opens a future to language.

~Gaston Bachelard

Topics: Destinies Future Image Language Newness Opens Poetic Poetry Say Speech Would

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So, like a forgotten fire, a childhood can always flare up again within us.

~Gaston Bachelard

Topics: Again Always Childhood Fire Forgotten Like Up Us Within

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Biography

Nationality: French

Type: Philosopher

Born: June 27th, 1884

Died: October 16th, 1962

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