There are some who esteem that it is a naivety to believe that a moral regeneration may be possible ("soit possible", Fr.);… — African Spir Aim Copy Share Image
Up to here, in general, we have mainly stuffed the brain of the young people with a indigestible multitude of varios notions,… — African Spir Brain Copy Share Image
When under the influence of certain (or some) reasons (or causes) (alcohol, war, etc - added Spir here) the low instincts are… — African Spir Alcohol Copy Share Image
It goes without saying that only inner greatness possess a true value ("une valeur véritable,", Fr.) . Any attempt to rise up… — African Spir Greatness Copy Share Image
In this world everything that is won to the ideal, is an eternal (or imperishable, - "impérissable", Fr.) good. — African Spir Eternal Copy Share Image
Nothing that rest on some contradictory basis shall succeed or last in the long run ("ne saurait réussir ou durer, à la… — African Spir Bases Copy Share Image
Outward, thanks to the knowledge of physical laws, man could subdue (or subjugate...) nature, but inwardly, he remained a slave to it.… — African Spir Activity Copy Share Image
Whoever has recognized the vainglory of individuality will not attach any store ("n'attachera aucun prix à", Fr.) to fame. The only one… — African Spir Fame Copy Share Image
The basic notion of justice, is that the rights of everybody are equals, in principle. In the rights of others, we have… — African Spir Conditions Copy Share 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 Biology Copy Share Image
It must be all the same to the citizens ("ressortissants", Fr.) of a country that their governing (those in power) speak such… — African Spir Citizens Copy Share Image
Possessions of this world have not been for the exclusive use by such or such category of individuals. — African Spir Categories Copy Share Image
There are (or is) indeed no contradiction between science and religion, the fields of which are different, and which, far from mutually… — African Spir Contradiction Copy Share Image
Whether we had a (good) moral intuition more developed, we would be as much morally disgusted by the rapacity of those who… — African Spir Benefits Copy Share Image
The divine element manifests itself (or show up) in man as well by his aptitude for science, than by his aptitude for… — African Spir Aptitude Copy Share Image
The feeling ("sens", Fr.) of solidarity that is born amidst a community rest on the feeling of antagonism arouse (aroused ? arose… — African Spir Antagonism Copy Share Image
What is the use for a man to have at his disposal a large field of action, if within himself he remains… — African Spir Action Copy Share Image
The concept of absolute, hence (or whence) springs, in the moral field, the moral laws or norms, represent, in the field of… — African Spir Absolutes Copy Share Image
Only a moral education based on free inner discipline can bring to bear a salutary action and lead to a true morality. — African Spir Action Copy Share Image
The fact that men have a same origin and live in the same universe means that they are representatives of a same… — African Spir Arms Copy Share Image
Arbitrariness and true liberty are as distinct from each other that the empirical nature is distinct from the higher nature of man. — African Spir Freedom Copy Share Image
If man do not find in himself the required (or wished, or wanted, - "voulue", Fr.) force to accomplish his moral aspirations,… — African Spir Accomplish Copy Share Image
The need for sociability induce man to be in touch with his fellow men. However, this need might not ("ne saurait", Fr.)… — African Spir Advantage Copy Share Image
To sacrifice the moral to the physical, as is done in these days, is to sacrifice reality for a shadow. — African Spir Done Copy Share Image
Deep down, everything boils down ("au fond tout se ramène", Fr.) to the following simple question; Do we really want justice and… — African Spir Deep down Copy Share Image