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It is not a question of observation which propels mankind forward as if toward a looking glass of great magnitude it is an instance of aggrandized reflection that insinuates the human psyche to the inhuman.
Gaston Bachelard
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Gaston Bachelard
Age: 78 †
Born: 1884
Born: June 27
Died: 1962
Died: October 16
G 巴什拉
G. Bachelard
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