Famous quote by Rene Daumal

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Common experience is the gold reserve which confers an exchange value on the currency which words are without this reser

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"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"

- Rene Daumal

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This quote is written / told by Rene Daumal between March 16, 1908 and May 21, 1944. He/she was a famous Writer from France. The author also have 3 other quotes.

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