"Philosophy finds it an easy matter to vanquish past and future evils, but the present are commonly too hard for it."

Francois de La Rochefoucauld, French Writer

Future, Past, Philosophy, Present

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"Philosophy finds it an easy matter to vanquish past and future evils, but the present are commonly too hard for it."

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