Philosophy triumphs easily over past evils and future evils; but present evils triumph over it.

La philosophie triomphe aisément des maux passés et des maux à venir. Mais les maux présents triomphent d'elle.

François de La Rochefoucauld

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Topic

Power of philosophy Philosophy

Author

François de La Rochefoucauld

Source

Reflections

Medium

Epigram

Language

French

Time

1678 1670s 17th century

Occupation

Writer

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France Europe

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Original Citation

La Rochefoucauld, Francois. Reflexions ou sentences et maximes morales [Reflections; or Sentences and Moral Maxims]. c. 1665.

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La Rochefoucauld, Francois. Collected Maxims and Other Reflections, translated by E. H. and A. M. Blackmore and Francine Giguere. Oxford University Press, 2008.

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