translate English to French: But when the child is older and more sensitive he is more intensely or more constantly affected, and these deeper impressions leave traces more difficult to erase; and the habitual state of the feelings has an effect on the features which time makes ineffaceable.
Condamné par son état à passer sa jeunesse dans les garnisons, il aima mieux essuyer toutes les railleries de ses camarades que d’imiter leur libertinage.