Alas Quote by African Spir

“Place (or put) a spider on top of a mountain, it will only try to catch flies; alas, they are many those who, in the figurative meaning, have spider's eyes.” quote by African Spir — Download Open image

“Place (or put) a spider on top of a mountain, it will only try to catch flies; alas, they are many those who, in the figurative meaning, have spider's eyes.”

African Spir

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.2 out of 5 (4 ratings)

More by African Spir

There are some who esteem that it is a naivety to believe that a moral regeneration may be possible ("soit possible", Fr.); now, if…

African Spir

Image

Up to here, in general, we have mainly stuffed the brain of the young people with a indigestible multitude of varios notions, without thinking…

African Spir

Image

When under the influence of certain (or some) reasons (or causes) (alcohol, war, etc - added Spir here) the low instincts are unbridled (or…

African Spir

Image

It goes without saying that only inner greatness possess a true value ("une valeur véritable,", Fr.) . Any attempt to rise up (or at rising up, - "s'élever", Fr.) outwardly above others, or to want (or wish) to impose one's superiority, denote a lack of moral greatness, since we do not try to replace ("suppléer", Fr.) in that way (……

African Spir

In this world everything that is won to the ideal, is an eternal (or imperishable, - "impérissable", Fr.) good.

African Spir

Image

Nothing that rest on some contradictory basis shall succeed or last in the long run ("ne saurait réussir ou durer, à la longue", Fr.);…

African Spir

Image

Outward, thanks to the knowledge of physical laws, man could subdue (or subjugate...) nature, but inwardly, he remained a slave to it. For, when all is said and done, at what is aiming all this display (or deployment) of activity, if not to realized outward profits, to provide material pleasure (or enjoyment). It is not the first time that men…

African Spir

Whoever has recognized the vainglory of individuality will not attach any store ("n'attachera aucun prix à", Fr.) to fame. The only one thing which…

African Spir

Image

The basic notion of justice, is that the rights of everybody are equals, in principle. In the rights of others, we have to respect…

African Spir

Image

We can, following the exemple of Kant, consider the moral development and improvement of men, as the supreme goal of human evolution.

African Spir

Image

It must be all the same to the citizens ("ressortissants", Fr.) of a country that their governing (those in power) speak such language or…

African Spir

Image

Possessions of this world have not been for the exclusive use by such or such category of individuals.

African Spir

Image

Explore all 68 African Spir quotes

More Alas quotes

We are all potentially such sick men. The sanest and best of us are of one clay with lunatics and prison-inmates. And whenever we feel this, such a sense of the vanity of our voluntary career comes over us, that all our morality appears but as a plaster hiding a sore it can never cure, and all our well-doing as…

William James

Alas, you don't need monsters for monstrous deeds to be accomplished.

Zygmunt Bauman

Image

Time, time - that is our greatest master! Alas, like Ugolino, time devours its own children.

Hector Berlioz

Image

Removing prejudices is, alas! too often removing the boundary of a delightful near prospect in order to let in a shockingly extensive one.

Sir Fulke Greville

Image

Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus. He exists as certainly as love and generosity and devotion exist, and you know that they abound and give to your life its highest beauty and joy. Alas! how dreary would be the world if there were no Santa Claus. It would be as dreary as if there were no Virginias. There would…

Francis Pharcellus Church

Alas, Postumus, the fleeting years slip by, nor will piety give any stay to wrinkles and pressing old age and untamable death.

Horace

Image

Sensible Catholics have for generations been ignoring the views on contraception held by reactionary old men in the Vatican, but alas, since it is…

A.C. Grayling

Image

Alas! all music jars when the soul's out of tune.

Miguel de Cervantes

Image

In spite of the honestest efforts to annihilate my I-ity, or merge it in what the world doubtless considers my better half, I still…

Jane Welsh Carlyle

Image

The dumpling is indeed of more ancient institution, and of foreign origin; but alas, what were those dumplings? Nothing but a few lentils sodden…

John Arbuthnot

Image

“World is so beautiful, but alas! There are so many assholes.”

M.F. Moonzajer

Image

Ideally a painter (and, generally, an artist) should not become conscious of his insights: without taking the detour through his reflective processes, and incomprehensibly to himself, all his progress should enter so swiftly into the work that he is unable to recognize them in the moment of transition. Alas, the artist who waits in ambush there, watching, detaining them, will…

Rainer Maria Rilke

Browse all 429 Alas quotes

Alas Quote by African Spir

Related quotes

More by African Spir

More Alas quotes