Ancient times were the youth of the world. — Francis Bacon

Ancient times were the youth of the world.

In the original Latin

Antiquitas saeculi juventus mundi.

1605
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Provenance
Current citation
Bacon, Francis. "The Advancement of Learning." Francis Bacon: The Major Works, edited by Brian Vickers. Oxford University Press, 2008, bk. 1, pt. 5, no. 1.
Original citation
Bacon, Francis. The Advancement of Learning. London: Oxford: Rob Youn and Ed Forrest, 1605, bk. 1, pt. 5, no. 1.

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