The errors of young men are the ruin of business, but the errors of aged men amount to this, that more might have been done, or sooner.


The Essays, Or Councils, Civil and Moral (ed. 1718)

Francis Bacon Quotes

The errors of young men are the ruin of business, but the errors of aged men amount to this, that more might have been done, or sooner.

The errors of young men are the ruin of business, but the errors of aged men amount to this, that more might have been done, or sooner.

The errors of young men are the ruin of business, but the errors of aged men amount to this, that more might have been done, or sooner.

The errors of young men are the ruin of business, but the errors of aged men amount to this, that more might have been done, or sooner.