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Some men are called sagacious, merely on account of their avarice; whereas a child can clench its fist the moment it is born.

William Shenstone
Children, Men, Fists
William Shenstone (1804). “Essays on Men and Manners”, p.155
Some men are called sagacious, merely on account of their avarice; whereas a child can clench its fist the moment it is born.