Products of Perfected Civilization [Produits de la Civilisation Perfectionnée], Part 2 Characters and Anecdotes [Caractères et Anecdotes], ch. 12 (1795) [tr. Merwin (1969)] - Chamfort, Nicolas | WIST Quotations
Man comes to each age of his life a novice. [L'homme arrive novice à chaque âge de la vie.] (Source (French)). Alternate translations: Man arrives a novice at every age of life. [Source (1878)] Man reaches each stage in his life as a novice. [tr. Hutchinson (1902), "The Cynic's Breviary"]…
