John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
9512 Fran&edilois
| NUMBER: | 9512 |
| AUTHOR: | François, duc de La Rochefoucauld (1613–1680) |
| QUOTATION: | Philosophy triumphs easily over past evils and future evils; but present evils triumph over it. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Maxim 22. |
| Note 1. See Goldsmith, Quotation 75. [back] |