Lost Quotation

[Cattlegate]

Can you tell me who said the following (or something like it ) ?

"The path of life is dark, but it is lit by the light of other men's experience."

[vulcan]

I don't know if this is relevant but a Benedictine monk called Cyprian Smith wrote a book entitled "the Path of life". the quotation might be in this book.

[Cattlegate]

Thanks for the input Vulcan42. Will check it out.