The moral improvement demands an evolution leading to a higher consciousness. — African Spir Biology Copy Share Image
To reform society, and with it humanity, there is only one mean; to transform the mentality of men, to direct them ("les… — African Spir Copy Share Image
It is not on the ruin of liberty that we may (in the future... - "pourra", Fr.) build justice. — African Spir Freedom Copy Share Image
The well understood equity as well as interest of society demand that we work on much more to prevent crime and offenses… — African Spir Crime 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
It depends on ourselves to be to each others, either a blessing or a torment. — African Spir Blessing Copy Share Image
In the actual state of social relationships, the forms ("formes", Fr.) of politeness are necessary as a subsitute to benevolence. — African Spir Benevolence 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
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
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
Nothing that rest on some contradictory basis shall succeed or last in the long run ("ne saurait réussir ou durer, à la… — African Spir 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 Copy Share Image
The first principle from which stems the moral of about all people at all time; it is summarized in this precept: Love… — African Spir Copy Share Image
If the present civilisation does not acquire some stable moral fondations ("bases morales stables", Fr.), its existence will hardly be more assured… — African Spir Copy Share Image
If pity was always equally alive and acting in all individuals and in all circumstances, we could do away with moral. Unfortunately,… — African Spir Acting Copy Share Image
The more a man is successful in getting out (or coming out) from his own individuality, of his egoist self, and to… — African Spir Character Copy Share Image
The more gifted by nature is a man, the more is deplorable the abuse that he does by using them to shameful… — African Spir Abuse 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
The antagonism between nationalities will lose all its acuteness on the day when neither the iniquitous tendency to oppression and domination, nor… — African Spir Antagonism 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
Moral improvement (or perfecting) require an evolution leading to a higher consciousness, which is the true torch of life; it is what… — African Spir Copy Share Image
Infringing upon (or encroaching) the right of a single person, we overthrow (or turn upside down) the whole order on which rest… — African Spir Agreement Copy Share Image
It is to our lack of proper content ("notre manque de contenu propre:;», Fr.), of our inner emptiness that we need occupations… — African Spir Boredom 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
Possessions of this world have not been for the exclusive use by such or such category of individuals. — African Spir Copy Share Image
The most sacred duty, the supreme and urgent work, is to deliver humanity from the malediction of Cain - fratricidal war. — African Spir Cain Copy Share Image
The supreme blossoming of character lies (or reside) in renounciation (or renuncement) and abnegation of self ("abnégation de soi", Fr.) — African Spir Copy Share Image
There is only one thing in the world that is really valuable, it is to do good. — African Spir Copy Share Image
The realization of justice is, in the actual state of things, a matter of life or death for society and for civilisation… — African Spir Civilisation Copy Share Image
There is a radical dualism between the empirical nature of man and its moral nature. — African Spir Dualism 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 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
A good man ("un homme de bien", Fr.) never wholly perishes, the best part of his being outlives (or survives) in eternity. — African Spir Eternity 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 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
There are some who esteem that it is a naivety to believe that a moral regeneration may be possible ("soit possible", Fr.);… — African Spir Copy Share Image
The precept to worship God 'in spirit and in truth' recommand to worship him as an inward and moral force, without physical… — African Spir Copy Share Image
The appalling and shameful scene ("spectacle", Fr.) of disarray and illogicality that manifest itself in the thought and deeds of men, will… — African Spir Deeds Copy Share Image
As long as men will not be freed from their errors and delusions, humanity will not be able to go towards ("marcher… — African Spir Copy Share Image
To be effective, morality has to be reasoned (or worked out). To want ("vouloir", Fr.) to repress evil only by coercion, and… — African Spir Character Copy Share Image
