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“Childhood lasts all through life.”

Quote by Gaston Bachelard

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Gaston Bachelard

French philosopher known for his work in epistemology, poetics, and the philosophy of science. His writings have had a profound impact on 20th-century philosophy, particularly in understanding human cognition and the scientific method. more

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“Live today, for tomorrow we die.”

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“Crises have a way of thrusting into the limelight hitherto obscure persons, and giving them, for a long or short period, a leading role.”

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“All dogs seem to be great linguists, according to their owners. They always understand every word that's said to them.”

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“One's own troubles can be borne with fortitude; only a monster of indifference can bear the sufferings of others with fortitude.”

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“The Persians are very fond of wine ... It is also their general practice to deliberate upon affairs of weight when they are drunk; and then in the morning, when they are sober, the decision to which they came the night before is put before them by the master of the house in which it was made; and if it is then approved they act on it; if not, they set it aside. Sometimes, however, they are sober at their first deliberations, but in this case they always reconsider the matter under the influence of wine.”

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