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Besides the progress of industry and technique, we see a growing discontent among the masses; we see, besides the expansion (“expansion,”, Fr.) of instruction, distrust and hatred expanding among nations (“s’étendre la méfiance et la haine entre,” Fr.).

Afrikan Spir

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
Moral improvement (or perfecting) require an evolution leading to a higher consciousness, which is the true torch of life; it is what we have failed too much to appreciate, and that which would be fatal to fail to appreciate any longer (“pluslongtemps”, Fr.).
AFRIKAN SPIR

Appreciate Consciousness Evolution Higher Improvement Leading Life Moral Much Risk Too
Experience shows that what great role pratice and experience play in education; pratice, the prolonged exercice lead to habit: exemple suggests imitation.
AFRIKAN SPIR

Experience Great May Play Polite Practice Progress Role Show
The more gifted by nature is a man, the more is deplorable the abuse that he does by using them to shameful ends.
AFRIKAN SPIR

Abuse Deplorable Gifted Intelligent Man More Nature
It is only on these principles that we will be able to establish (“pourront être édifiées”, Fr.) the real basis of morality.
AFRIKAN SPIR

Able Basis Establish Morality Principle Real
A good man (“un homme de bien”, Fr.) never wholly perishes, the best part of his being outlives (or survives) in eternity.
AFRIKAN SPIR

Eternity Good Man Outlives Perishes Wholly
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
True morality, true philosophy and true art are in their essence (“dans leur essence”, Fr.) religious.”
AFRIKAN SPIR

Art Essence Morality Philosophy Religious True
In life we only try to produce, to win, and enjoy the more we can; in science, to discoverand invent the more we can; in religion, to dominate (or rule over) on the greatest number of people we can; whereas the forming of the character.
AFRIKAN SPIR

Character Discovered Enjoy Heart Invent More Produce Science Winning
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).
AFRIKAN SPIR

Activity Aiming Display Deployment Material Outward Pleasant Profit
Infringing upon (or encroaching) the right of a single person, we overthrow (or turn upside down) the whole order on which rest legal agreements; for if we break (or transgress or violate).
AFRIKAN SPIR

Agreement Engagement Infringing Order Person Right Single Upon
A swindler (or crook) of higher condition is more blameworthy than a vulgar scoundrel.
AFRIKAN SPIR

Blameworthy Condition Crook Higher Swindler Vulgar
The fact that men have a same origin and live in the same universe means that they are representatives of a same unity.
AFRIKAN SPIR

Country Man Mean Origin Representative Universe
Nothing that rest on some contradictory basis shall succeed or last in the long run (“ne saurait réussir ou durer, à la longue”, Fr.); all that involve (or imply…) a contradiction is fatally destined, early or late, to disintegrate and disappear.
AFRIKAN SPIR

Long Nothing Rest Run Running Shall Some Succeed
The divine element manifests itself (or show up) in man as well by his aptitude for science, than by his aptitude for virtue.
AFRIKAN SPIR

Aptitude Art Divine Element Manifest Philosophy Religious Science Well
The only one thing which is really valuable, it is to do good.
AFRIKAN SPIR

Do Good Only Really Thing Valuable

Besides the progress of industry and technique, we see a growing discontent among the masses; we see, besides the expansion (“expansion,”, Fr.) of instruction, distrust and hatred expanding among nations (“s’étendre la méfiance et la haine entre,” Fr.).

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Besides the progress of industry and technique, we see a growing discontent among the masses; we see, besides the expansion (“expansion,”, Fr.) of instruction, distrust and hatred expanding among nations (“s’étendre la méfiance et la haine entre,” Fr.).

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