The trouble with our times is that the future is not what it used to be. - Quotes, Quotations & Sayings by Paul Valery

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The trouble with our times is that the future is not what it used to be.

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Paul Valery

Date of birth: 1871-10-30

Date of death: 1945-07-20

Quotes number: 36

Nationality: French

Profession: Poet

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