| John Bartlett (18201905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919. |
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| NUMBER: | 1961 |
| AUTHOR: | Francis Bacon (15611626) |
| QUOTATION: | Young men are fitter to invent than to judge, fitter for execution than for counsel, and fitter for new projects than for settled business. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Of Youth and Age. |
| BIOGRAPHY: | Columbia Encyclopedia. |
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