“Common experience is the gold reserve which confers an exchange value on the currency which words are; without this reserve of shared experiences, all our pronouncements are checks drawn on insufficient funds.”
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Daumal, R. (n.d.). Common experience is the gold reserve which confers an exchange value on the currency which words are; without this reserve of shared experiences, all our pronouncements are checks drawn on insufficient funds. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/861-common-experience-is-the-gold-reserve-which-confers/
Daumal, Rene. “Common experience is the gold reserve which confers an exchange value on the currency which words are; without this reserve of shared experiences, all our pronouncements are checks drawn on insufficient funds.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/861-common-experience-is-the-gold-reserve-which-confers/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.
Daumal, Rene. “Common experience is the gold reserve which confers an exchange value on the currency which words are; without this reserve of shared experiences, all our pronouncements are checks drawn on insufficient funds.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/861-common-experience-is-the-gold-reserve-which-confers/.