Quotation question

[robert551069]

Does anybody know who first said "Give me the child for the first five years and I will show you the man"
Thank you in anticipation

[atrollope]

Wasnt it.."Give me the child until he is 7 years old,and I will give you the man" an old Jesuit motto?

[MarkRae]

St Francis Xavier.

[barb1314]

The majority of people think it was St Francis Xavier.Most say seven years too.

[robert551069]

Thank you for the information about St. Francis Xavier, Barb1314, atrollope and Mark Rae

[Quizmonster]

It has equally often been attributed to Saint Ignatius Loyola, the founder of the Society of Jesus, but - whether he or Xavier - it seems certain to be early Jesuit in origin.