Gaston Bachelard Quotes

If we did not have a feminine being within us, how would we rest ourselves?

Gaston Bachelard

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• Feminine

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• I, for one, will remain constantly vigilant of a government that admits its transgressions of liberty only when they are caught lying.

  

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• Cursing is highly effective in person - someone kicks his car in rage, forgetting he's wearing flip-flops, flames pour from his mouth, and it's impressive. But you see it in print, and it's just ugly.

  

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• If we did not have a feminine being within us, how would we rest ourselves?

  

  Gaston Bachelard
  • Rest
  • Ourselves
  • Feminine