Monday, 5 October 2026

A thinker of the 1600s named the years from 35 to 48 as the best age of man

Page 288 of an old book with Russian text, showing a question about the best years of a man's life and the answer.

Which years are best for a man to wish for? A thinker of the 1600s speaks to the point:

The manly, or stalwart years: from the age of 35 manhood begins and lasts until 48. In them lies all the perfection of human life

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