He will begin his career rather late, but he will go further than another.
• Of Louis XIV. Followed by: II y a en lui de l'étoffe pour faire quatre rois et un honnête homme. (There is in him the making of four kings and an honest man). — Lettres de Guy Patin, vol 2, pp. 192-223, also St. Simon, Mémoires vol. 24, p. 84 (1840 edition). — Latham (1906), p. 112
• Of Louis XIV. Followed by: II y a en lui de l'étoffe pour faire quatre rois et un honnête homme. (There is in him the making of four kings and an honest man). — Lettres de Guy Patin, vol 2, pp. 192-223, also St. Simon, Mémoires vol. 24, p. 84 (1840 edition). — Latham (1906), p. 112
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Il se mettra en chemin un peu tard, mais il ira plus loin qu'un autre.
— Cardinal Mazarin
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Il se mettra en chemin un peu tard, mais il ira plus loin qu'un autre." in the context of "He will begin his career rather late, but he will go further than another.
• Of Louis XIV. Followed by: II y a en lui de l'étoffe pour faire quatre rois et un honnête homme. (There is in him the making of four kings and an honest man). — Lettres de Guy Patin, vol 2, pp. 192-223, also St. Simon, Mémoires vol. 24, p. 84 (1840 edition). — Latham (1906), p. 112" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
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About Cardinal Mazarin
Jules Mazarin (born Giulio Raimondo Mazzarino or Mazarini; 14 July 1602 – 9 March 1661), from 1641 known as Cardinal Mazarin, was an Italian Catholic prelate, diplomat and statesman who served as the chief minister to the Kings of France Louis XIII and Louis XIV from 1642 to his death.
About Cardinal Mazarin
Jules Mazarin (born Giulio Raimondo Mazzarino or Mazarini; 14 July 1602 – 9 March 1661), from 1641 known as Cardinal Mazarin, was an Italian Catholic prelate, diplomat and statesman who served as the chief minister to the Kings of France Louis XIII and Louis XIV from 1642 to his death.
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