quote · Legacy record
The heart of youth is reached through the senses; the senses of age are reached through the heart.
The heart of youth is reached through the senses; the senses of age are reached through the heart.
In print by 1881 AD · industrial
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- Rétif de la Bretonne (identity unresolved)
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- In print by 1881 AD · industrial
In print by 1881: recorded in Pearls of Thought (1881). Collection publication is an upper bound for this wording, not its earliest origin, composition date or the author's lifetime.
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- Pearls of Thought (1881) (1881 AD)
Page 283 · printed citation: Rétif de la Bretonne · subject: Youth
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