The Characters [Les Caractères], ch. 1 "Of Works of the Mind [Des Ouvrages de l'Esprit]," § 1 (1.1) (1688) [tr. Stewart (1970)] - La Bruyere, Jean de | WIST Quotations
Everything has been said, and we have come too late, now that men have been living and thinking for seven thousand years and more. [Tout est dit, et l'on vient trop tard depuis plus de sept mille ans qu'il y a des hommes qui pensent.] Opening line of the…
