Who said “Man is an imagining being.”?

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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)

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Bachelard, G. (n.d.). Man is an imagining being. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/23818-man-is-an-imagining-being/

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Bachelard, Gaston. “Man is an imagining being.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/23818-man-is-an-imagining-being/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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Bachelard, Gaston. “Man is an imagining being.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/23818-man-is-an-imagining-being/.