--- title: "Best African Spir Quotes" description: "African Spir has 68 quotes on SMS4Smile. Browse their most insightful sayings, across 541 categories." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d92/african-spir-10042_action_what-is-the-use-for-a-man-to-have-at-his_920560.jpg" --- # African Spir **68** quotes in **541** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet ## Quotes by African Spir · Page 2 > [What is the use for a man to have at his disposal a large field of action, if within himself he remains…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/african-spir/what-is-the-use-for-a-man-to-have-at-his-disposal-a-large-field-of/) [African Spir](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/african-spir/) [Action](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/action/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d92/african-spir-10042_action_what-is-the-use-for-a-man-to-have-at-his_920560.jpg) > [A man, engaged in his simple reflections in everyday life, will comprehend neither the possibility, nor the benefits of self-sacrifice, but, when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/african-spir/a-man-engaged-in-his-simple-reflections-in-everyday-life-will/) [African Spir](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/african-spir/) [Benefits](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/benefits/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fa1/african-spir-10042_benefits_a-man-engaged-in-his-simple-reflections_1502631.jpg) > [To be effective, morality has to be reasoned (or worked out). To want ("vouloir", Fr.) to repress evil only by coercion, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/african-spir/to-be-effective-morality-has-to-be-reasoned-or-worked-out-to-want/) [African Spir](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/african-spir/) [Character](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/character/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/542/african-spir-10042_character_to-be-effective-morality-has-to-be-reaso_2377036.jpg) > [Place (or put) a spider on top of a mountain, it will only try to catch flies; alas, they are many those…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/african-spir/place-or-put-a-spider-on-top-of-a-mountain-it-will-only-try-to-catch/) [African Spir](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/african-spir/) [Alas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/alas/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/674/african-spir-10042_alas_place-or-put-a-spider-on-top-of-a-mounta_2440400.jpg) > [If man do not find in himself the required (or wished, or wanted, - "voulue", Fr.) force to accomplish his moral aspirations,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/african-spir/if-man-do-not-find-in-himself-the-required-or-wished-or-wanted-voulue/) [African Spir](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/african-spir/) [Accomplish](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/accomplish/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/154/african-spir-10042_accomplish_if-man-do-not-find-in-himself-the-requir_1230999.jpg) > [As long as men will not be freed from their errors and delusions, humanity will not be able to go towards ("marcher…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/african-spir/as-long-as-men-will-not-be-freed-from-their-errors-and-delusions/) [African Spir](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/african-spir/) [Able](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/able/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/31a/african-spir-10042_able_as-long-as-men-will-not-be-freed-from-th_3045626.jpg) > [In life we only try to produce, to win, and enjoy the more we can; in science, to discoverand invent the more…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/african-spir/in-life-we-only-try-to-produce-to-win-and-enjoy-the-more-we-can-in/) [African Spir](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/african-spir/) [Analysis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/analysis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/367/african-spir-10042_analysis_in-life-we-only-try-to-produce-to-win-an_1418954.jpg) > [Moral improvement (or perfecting) require an evolution leading to a higher consciousness, which is the true torch of life; it is what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/african-spir/moral-improvement-or-perfecting-require-an-evolution-leading-to-a/) [African Spir](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/african-spir/) [Appreciate](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/appreciate/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/06e/african-spir-10042_appreciate_moral-improvement-or-perfecting-require_2619789.jpg) > [It is to our lack of proper content ("notre manque de contenu propre:;», Fr.), of our inner emptiness that we need occupations…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/african-spir/it-is-to-our-lack-of-proper-content-notre-manque-de-contenu-propre-fr/) [African Spir](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/african-spir/) [Boredom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/boredom/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d95/african-spir-10042_boredom_it-is-to-our-lack-of-proper-content-notr_1361031.jpg) > [Infringing upon (or encroaching) the right of a single person, we overthrow (or turn upside down) the whole order on which rest…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/african-spir/infringing-upon-or-encroaching-the-right-of-a-single-person-we/) [African Spir](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/african-spir/) [Agreement](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/agreement/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/07c/african-spir-10042_agreement_infringing-upon-or-encroaching-the-right_2527664.jpg) > [The need for sociability induce man to be in touch with his fellow men. However, this need might not ("ne saurait", Fr.)…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/african-spir/the-need-for-sociability-induce-man-to-be-in-touch-with-his-fellow/) [African Spir](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/african-spir/) [Advantage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/advantage/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/149/african-spir-10042_advantage_the-need-for-sociability-induce-man-to-b_1243853.jpg) > [Apart from selfish reasons, such as fear of punishments, fear of blame, of dishonour, etc, there remains only two motives that can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/african-spir/apart-from-selfish-reasons-such-as-fear-of-punishments-fear-of-blame/) [African Spir](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/african-spir/) [Acting](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/acting/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/89e/african-spir-10042_acting_apart-from-selfish-reasons-such-as-fear_2624857.jpg) > [When under the influence of certain (or some) reasons (or causes) (alcohol, war, etc - added Spir here) the low instincts are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/african-spir/when-under-the-influence-of-certain-or-some-reasons-or-causes-alcohol/) [African Spir](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/african-spir/) [Alcohol](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/alcohol/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f13/african-spir-10042_alcohol_when-under-the-influence-of-certain-or-s_119239.jpg) > [The more gifted by nature is a man, the more is deplorable the abuse that he does by using them to shameful…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/african-spir/the-more-gifted-by-nature-is-a-man-the-more-is-deplorable-the-abuse/) [African Spir](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/african-spir/) [Abuse](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/abuse/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/efd/african-spir-10042_abuse_the-more-gifted-by-nature-is-a-man-the-m_2841955.jpg) > [The feeling ("sens", Fr.) of solidarity that is born amidst a community rest on the feeling of antagonism arouse (aroused ? arose…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/african-spir/the-feeling-sens-fr-of-solidarity-that-is-born-amidst-a-community/) [African Spir](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/african-spir/) [Antagonism](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/antagonism/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/906/african-spir-10042_antagonism_the-feeling-sens-fr-of-solidarity-that-i_895758.jpg) > [The antagonism between nationalities will lose all its acuteness on the day when neither the iniquitous tendency to oppression and domination, nor…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/african-spir/the-antagonism-between-nationalities-will-lose-all-its-acuteness-on/) [African Spir](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/african-spir/) [Antagonism](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/antagonism/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/df0/african-spir-10042_antagonism_the-antagonism-between-nationalities-wil_2759949.jpg) > [The concept of absolute, hence (or whence) springs, in the moral field, the moral laws or norms, represent, in the field of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/african-spir/the-concept-of-absolute-hence-or-whence-springs-in-the-moral-field/) [African Spir](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/african-spir/) [Absolutes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/absolutes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/261/african-spir-10042_absolutes_the-concept-of-absolute-hence-or-whence_972149.jpg) > [Experience shows that what great role pratice and experience play in education; pratice, the prolonged exercice lead to habit: exemple suggests imitation.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/african-spir/experience-shows-that-what-great-role-pratice-and-experience-play-in/) [African Spir](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/african-spir/) [Education](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/education/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fbe/african-spir-10042_education_experience-shows-that-what-great-role-pr_2034330.jpg) > [The fact that men have a same origin and live in the same universe means that they are representatives of a same…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/african-spir/the-fact-that-men-have-a-same-origin-and-live-in-the-same-universe/) [African Spir](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/african-spir/) [Arms](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/arms/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/43b/african-spir-10042_arms_the-fact-that-men-have-a-same-origin-and_1134920.jpg) > [Men who have sacrifice their well-being, and even their lives, for the cause of truth or the public good, are, from an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/african-spir/men-who-have-sacrifice-their-well-being-and-even-their-lives-for-the/) [African Spir](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/african-spir/) [Altruism](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/altruism/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f71/african-spir-10042_altruism_men-who-have-sacrifice-their-well-being_2052716.jpg) > [Outward, thanks to the knowledge of physical laws, man could subdue (or subjugate...) nature, but inwardly, he remained a slave to it.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/african-spir/outward-thanks-to-the-knowledge-of-physical-laws-man-could-subdue-or/) [African Spir](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/african-spir/) [Activity](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/activity/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d85/african-spir-10042_activity_outward-thanks-to-the-knowledge-of-physi_368957.jpg) > [It must be all the same to the citizens ("ressortissants", Fr.) of a country that their governing (those in power) speak such…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/african-spir/it-must-be-all-the-same-to-the-citizens-ressortissants-fr-of-a/) [African Spir](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/african-spir/) [Citizens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/citizens/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/567/african-spir-10042_citizens_it-must-be-all-the-same-to-the-citizens_685755.jpg) > [The distinction between right and wrong ("la distinction du bien et du mal", Fr.), is nothing else than their unyielding (or implacable)…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/african-spir/the-distinction-between-right-and-wrong-la-distinction-du-bien-et-du/) [African Spir](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/african-spir/) [Able](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/able/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e35/african-spir-10042_able_the-distinction-between-right-and-wrong_1774827.jpg) > [In ancient times, any man rising up above the common people tried to shape his life according to his principles; it is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/african-spir/in-ancient-times-any-man-rising-up-above-the-common-people-tried-to/) [African Spir](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/african-spir/) [Ancient](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ancient/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/009/african-spir-10042_ancient_in-ancient-times-any-man-rising-up-above_2046276.jpg) > [Religion is not simply a theory, it is a higher life, of which morality is an integral part - a life devoted…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/african-spir/religion-is-not-simply-a-theory-it-is-a-higher-life-of-which-morality/) [African Spir](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/african-spir/) [Absolutes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/absolutes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/41c/african-spir-10042_absolutes_religion-is-not-simply-a-theory-it-is-a_2581374.jpg) > [It goes without saying that only inner greatness possess a true value ("une valeur véritable,", Fr.) . Any attempt to rise up…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/african-spir/it-goes-without-saying-that-only-inner-greatness-possess-a-true-value/) [African Spir](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/african-spir/) [Greatness](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/greatness/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/48f/african-spir-10042_greatness_it-goes-without-saying-that-only-inner-g_174733.jpg) > [As the antagonism between those who possess, and those who do not, is becoming more acute day after day, we can already…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/african-spir/as-the-antagonism-between-those-who-possess-and-those-who-do-not-is/) [African Spir](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/african-spir/) [Aim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/aim/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/26c/african-spir-10042_aim_as-the-antagonism-between-those-who-poss_2441171.jpg) > [So many forces and resources would become available if States, aware (or conscious) of their true (or real) mission, would want to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/african-spir/so-many-forces-and-resources-would-become-available-if-states-aware/) [African Spir](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/african-spir/) [Abolish](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/abolish/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6d2/african-spir-10042_abolish_so-many-forces-and-resources-would-becom_2472154.jpg) ## African Spir by topic [Men (25)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/men/african-spir/) [Moral (19)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/moral/african-spir/) [Character (14)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/character/african-spir/) [Ifs (12)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ifs/african-spir/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/african-spir/#itemlist", "name": "African Spir Quotes", "numberOfItems": 28, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "What is the use for a man to have at his disposal a large field of action, if within himself he remains confine to the narrow limits of his individuality.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "African Spir" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/african-spir/what-is-the-use-for-a-man-to-have-at-his-disposal-a-large-field-of/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d92/african-spir-10042_action_what-is-the-use-for-a-man-to-have-at-his_920560.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d92/african-spir-10042_action_what-is-the-use-for-a-man-to-have-at-his_920560.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d92/african-spir-10042_action_what-is-the-use-for-a-man-to-have-at-his_920560.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“What is the use for a man to have at his disposal a large field of action, if within himself he remains…” — African Spir", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "A man, engaged in his simple reflections in everyday life, will comprehend neither the possibility, nor the benefits of self-sacrifice, but, when given (\"qu'on lui donne\", Fr.) a great cause to defend, and he will find only natural to sacrifice oneself for it.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "African Spir" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/african-spir/a-man-engaged-in-his-simple-reflections-in-everyday-life-will/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fa1/african-spir-10042_benefits_a-man-engaged-in-his-simple-reflections_1502631.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fa1/african-spir-10042_benefits_a-man-engaged-in-his-simple-reflections_1502631.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fa1/african-spir-10042_benefits_a-man-engaged-in-his-simple-reflections_1502631.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“A man, engaged in his simple reflections in everyday life, will comprehend neither the possibility, nor the…” — African Spir", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "To be effective, morality has to be reasoned (or worked out). 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(\"L'antagonisme entre les nationalités perdra toute son acuité le jour où n'existera plus la tendance inique à l'oppression et à la domination, ni le perpétuel danger des menaçants préparatifs de guerre. », Fr. \")", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "African Spir" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/african-spir/the-antagonism-between-nationalities-will-lose-all-its-acuteness-on/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/df0/african-spir-10042_antagonism_the-antagonism-between-nationalities-wil_2759949.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/df0/african-spir-10042_antagonism_the-antagonism-between-nationalities-wil_2759949.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/df0/african-spir-10042_antagonism_the-antagonism-between-nationalities-wil_2759949.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The antagonism between nationalities will lose all its acuteness on the day when neither the iniquitous…” — African Spir", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 17, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The concept of absolute, hence (or whence) springs, in the moral field, the moral laws or norms, represent, in the field of knowledge, the principle of identity, which is the fundamental law of the thought; norms of logic springs from it, that govern the thought (or mind) in the field of science.\" (\"Le concept de l'absolu, d'où découlent, dans le domaine moral, les lois ou normes morales, constitue, le principe d'identité, qui est la loi fondamentale de la pensée; il en découle les normes logiques qui régissent la pensée dans le domaine de la science.\")", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "African Spir" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/african-spir/the-concept-of-absolute-hence-or-whence-springs-in-the-moral-field/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/261/african-spir-10042_absolutes_the-concept-of-absolute-hence-or-whence_972149.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/261/african-spir-10042_absolutes_the-concept-of-absolute-hence-or-whence_972149.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/261/african-spir-10042_absolutes_the-concept-of-absolute-hence-or-whence_972149.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The concept of absolute, hence (or whence) springs, in the moral field, the moral laws or norms, represent…” — African Spir", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 18, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Experience shows that what great role pratice and experience play in education; pratice, the prolonged exercice lead to habit: exemple suggests imitation. Habit can become a second nature, but, wrongly directed (or guided), it may also heighten (or intensify) unfortunate tendencies and be an obstacle to progress.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "African Spir" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/african-spir/experience-shows-that-what-great-role-pratice-and-experience-play-in/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fbe/african-spir-10042_education_experience-shows-that-what-great-role-pr_2034330.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fbe/african-spir-10042_education_experience-shows-that-what-great-role-pr_2034330.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fbe/african-spir-10042_education_experience-shows-that-what-great-role-pr_2034330.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Experience shows that what great role pratice and experience play in education; pratice, the prolonged…” — African Spir", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 19, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The fact that men have a same origin and live in the same universe means that they are representatives of a same unity. Deep down, they are also related (or connected) among them; that they consider (or not) themselves as strangers, this just depends on the feeling (or sensation) that dictate their relationships. 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