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1 We may, under the guidance of reason, seek a greater 2 good in the future in preference to a lesser good in the present, 3 and we may seek a lesser evil in the present in preference to a 4 greater evil in the future.[15] 5 6 [15] "Maltim praesens minus prae majori futuro." (Van Vloten). 7 Bruder reads: "Malum praesens minus, quod causa est faturi 8 alicujus mali." The last word of the latter is an obvious 9 misprint, and is corrected by the Dutch translator into "majoris 10 boni." (Pollock, p. 268, note.) 11 12