Who said “Ideas are refined and multiplied in the commerce of minds. In their splendor, images…”?

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Gaston Bachelard. A published source records them saying or writing it.

SourceLa poétique de la rêverie (The Poetics of Reverie) (1960), Introduction, sect. 4

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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
VerifiedLa poétique de la rêverie (The Poetics of Reverie) (1960), Introduction, sect. 4 · evidenceIdeas

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Bachelard, G. (n.d.). Ideas are refined and multiplied in the commerce of minds. In their splendor, images effect a very simple communion of souls. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/2130-ideas-are-refined-and-multiplied-in-the-commerce/

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Bachelard, Gaston. “Ideas are refined and multiplied in the commerce of minds. In their splendor, images effect a very simple communion of souls.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/2130-ideas-are-refined-and-multiplied-in-the-commerce/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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Bachelard, Gaston. “Ideas are refined and multiplied in the commerce of minds. In their splendor, images effect a very simple communion of souls.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/2130-ideas-are-refined-and-multiplied-in-the-commerce/.

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