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The brute appears (or come forward, “apparait”, Fr.) and rule over (or dominate), stifling every (“toute”, Fr.) noble, generous impulse; it is then the ruin (or downfall or decline) of any humanity in man.

Afrikan Spir

Only a moral education based on free inner discipline can bring to bear a salutary action and lead to a true morality.
AFRIKAN SPIR

Action Bear Discipline Education Inner Lead Morality Salutary
There are some who esteem that it is a naivety to believe that a moral regeneration may be possible (“soit possible”, Fr.); now, if this was not the case, it would not be worth the trouble that humanity continue to vegetate without aim.
AFRIKAN SPIR

Believe Esteem Humanity May Moral Possible Regeneration
Thus the moral consciousness is an innate and intimate revelation of the absolute, which goes beyond (or goes pass, or exceed) every empirical data (or given information).
AFRIKAN SPIR

Absolute Beyond Consciousness Data Empirical Information Innate Intimate Moral Revelation
Arbitrariness and true liberty are as distinct from each other that the empirical nature is distinct from the higher nature of man.
AFRIKAN SPIR

Arbitrariness Distinct Each Empirical Higher Liberty Man Nature Other
To sacrifice the moral to the physical, as is done in these days, is to sacrifice reality for a shadow.
AFRIKAN SPIR

Moral Physical Reality Sacrifice Shadow
As the antagonism between those who possess, and those who do not, is becoming more acute day after day.
AFRIKAN SPIR

Acute Antagonism Becoming Day Moment Posses Way
Likewise that it must be all the same to them that these adhere to such or such religion, so long as a full (or complete) liberty is equally garantee for everyone.
AFRIKAN SPIR

Adhere Complete Everyone Guarantee Likewise Long Religion Same
In this world everything that is won to the ideal, is an eternal (or imperishable, – “impérissable”, Fr.) good.
AFRIKAN SPIR

Country Eternal Ideal Imperishable Won World
Whoever has recognized the vainglory of individuality will not attach any store (“n’attachera aucun prix à”, Fr.) to fame.
AFRIKAN SPIR

Attach Fame Individuality Recognised Store Stores Vainglory
Religion is not simply a theory, it is a higher life, of which morality is an integral part – a life devoted to the worship of the good and the true, for God, the absolute, is the supreme source of all perfection”
AFRIKAN SPIR

Car Devoted Higher Integral Life Morality Part Perfection Simply Theory
Nothing is more stimulating and more salutary to (or for) the inner (or inward) development than the exemple of men devoted to the good.
AFRIKAN SPIR

Development Inner Man Salutary Soul Sticks Stimulating
The distinction between right and wrong (“la distinction du bien et du mal”, Fr.), is nothing else than their unyielding (or implacable) opposition.
AFRIKAN SPIR

Between Data Distinction Nothing Principle Real Right
The only one thing which is really valuable, it is to do good.
AFRIKAN SPIR

Do Good Only Really Thing Valuable
What we take for vainglory, ambition, love of power and riches (or wealth), is often, indeed, a need to mask this emptiness, a need to let one’s hair down (or to live it up), to put oneself on a false scent or trail. (de se donner le change”, Fr.)
AFRIKAN SPIR

Ambition Emptiness Indeed Love Mask Need Power Riches Take Vainglory Wealth
Possessions of this world have not been for the exclusive use by such or such category of individuals.
AFRIKAN SPIR

Category Exclusive Individual Such Use World
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.
AFRIKAN SPIR

Alas Catch Eye Flies Many Mountain Spider Those Top Trying

The brute appears (or come forward, “apparait”, Fr.) and rule over (or dominate), stifling every (“toute”, Fr.) noble, generous impulse; it is then the ruin (or downfall or decline) of any humanity in man.

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The brute appears (or come forward, “apparait”, Fr.) and rule over (or dominate), stifling every (“toute”, Fr.) noble, generous impulse; it is then the ruin (or downfall or decline) of any humanity in man.

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