He was reputed one of the wise men that made answer to the question when a man should… — Francis Bacon
He was reputed one of the wise men that made answer to the question when a man should marry, "A young man not yet, an elder man not at all."
1625
★ 3.6Provenance
Current citation
Bacon, Francis. "Essays, or Counsels, Civil and Moral (1625): Of Marriage and Single Life." Francis Bacon: The Major Works, edited by Brian Vickers. Oxford University Press, 2008.
Original citation
Bacon, Francis "Of Marriage and Single Life." Essayes or Counsels, Civill and Morall. London: John Haviland, 1625.
