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Up to here, in general, we have mainly stuffed the brain of the young people with a indigestible multitude of varios notions, without thinking about enough of the prime necessity to form their character.

Afrikan Spir

If pity was always equally alive and acting in all individuals and in all circumstances, we could do away with moral. Unfortunately, it is not compassion, but rather it’s contrary, selfishness, that act most strongly in us.
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Acting Away Circumstance Compassion Selfishness
There is a radical dualism between the empirical nature of man and its moral nature.
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Empirical Man Moral Nature Radical
The more a man is successful in getting out (or coming out) from his own individuality, of his egoist self, and to control (or dominate) the instincts of his physical nature.
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Character Control Egoist Getting Independent Individuality Out Successful
There is only one thing in the world that is really valuable, it is to do good.
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Good One Only Thing Valuable World
For if we do not take it upon ourselves to remedy in time to the moral colapse (or bankruptcy) that already threaten, the whole civilisation will risks to disappear.
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Civilization Consciousness Disappear Higher Improvement Leading Ourselves Risk Threaten Time
Whoever has recognized the vainglory of individuality will not attach any store (“n’attachera aucun prix à”, Fr.) to fame.
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Attach Fame Individuality Recognised Store Stores Vainglory
It is only on these principles that we will be able to establish (“pourront être édifiées”, Fr.) the real basis of morality.
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Able Basis Establish Morality Principle Real
The basic notion of justice, is that the rights of everybody are equals, in principle. In the rights of others, we have to respect our own rights. It is only in that condition that we can reasonnably require that it be respected by others.
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Basic Equal Justice Notion Principle Right
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.
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Character Discovered Enjoy Heart Invent More Produce Science Winning
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.
AFRIKAN SPIR

Comprehend Engaged Everyday Men Neither Possibility Reflect Reflection Sacrifice
The realization of justice is, in the actual state of things, a matter of life or death for society and for civilisation itself.
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Actual Country Justice Matter Realization State Thing
Men who have sacrifice their well-being, and even their lives, for the cause of truth or the public good, are, from an empirical point of view – which scorn (“fait fi”, Fr.) virtue and altruism – regarded as insane or fools; but, from a moral standpoint, they are heros who do honour (“qui honorent”, Fr.) humanity.
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Being Cause Hero Man Public Sacrifice Truth Well
Possessions of this world have not been for the exclusive use by such or such category of individuals.
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Category Exclusive Individual Such Use World
It depends on ourselves to be to each others, either a blessing or a torment.
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Blessing Depend Each Other Ourselves Torment
Experience shows that what great role pratice and experience play in education; pratice, the prolonged exercice lead to habit: exemple suggests imitation.
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Experience Great May Play Polite Practice Progress Role Show
We experience boredom, which is nothing elses than the feeling of unease that take hold of us when our spirit is not absorbed by the mirages of life.
AFRIKAN SPIR

Boredom Else Experience Feeling Life Mirage Nothing Spirit Unease

Up to here, in general, we have mainly stuffed the brain of the young people with a indigestible multitude of varios notions, without thinking about enough of the prime necessity to form their character.

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Up to here, in general, we have mainly stuffed the brain of the young people with a indigestible multitude of varios notions, without thinking about enough of the prime necessity to form their character.

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