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title: "4 Francis Ponge Quotes - Famous Essayist"
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# Francis Ponge

(1899–1988)   Essayist

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Francis Ponge was an essayist.

## Quick Facts About Francis Ponge

Born March 27, 1899

Died August 6, 1988

Profession Essayist

## About Francis Ponge

French writer (1899–1988)... \| Francis Jean Gaston Alfred Ponge was a French poet. He developed a form of prose poem, minutely examining everyday objects. He was the third recipient of the Neustadt International Prize for Literature in 1974.

##  Quotes by Francis Ponge

> [“When it has finished saying it, it no longer is. The longer it is in saying it, the more it can say…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francis-ponge/when-it-has-finished-saying-it-it-no-longer-is-the-longer-it-is-in/)

Francis Ponge

[Existential](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/existential/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b80/francis-ponge-61260_existential_when-it-has-finished-saying-it-it-no-lon_34667.png)

> [For at the heart of the uniform, reasoning is shaky and elusive: a mind in search of ideas should first stock up…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francis-ponge/for-at-the-heart-of-the-uniform-reasoning-is-shaky-and-elusive-a-mind/)

Francis Ponge

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4c8/francis-ponge-61260_appearance_for-at-the-heart-of-the-uniform-reasonin_39331.png)

> [Another way of approaching the thing is to consider it unnamed, unnameable.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francis-ponge/another-way-of-approaching-the-thing-is-to-consider-it-unnamed/)

Francis Ponge

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2ab/francis-ponge-61260_another-way_another-way-of-approaching-the-thing-is_1954608.png)

> [History - that little sewer where man loves to wallow.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francis-ponge/history-that-little-sewer-where-man-loves-to-wallow/)

Francis Ponge

[History](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/history/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b93/francis-ponge-61260_history_history-that-little-sewer-where-man-love_2839948.png)

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