“To sacrifice the moral to the physical, as is done in these days, is to sacrifice reality for a shadow.”

Nothing is more stimulating and more salutary to (or for) the inner (or inward) development than the exemple of men devoted to the good.

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.

(“La religion n’et pas une smple théorie, elle est une vie supérieure, dont la moralité fait partie intégrante – une vie vouée au culte du bien et du vrai, car Dieu, l’absolu est la source de toute perfection”, Fr.)

The refinement of the consciousness and of the heart, are considered incidental (or subordinate) things.

It is not on the ruin of liberty that we may (in the future… – “pourra”, Fr.) build justice.

There is only one thing in the world that is really valuable, it is to do good.

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.

Men spend their life down here in the worship of petty (or mean) interests and the search of perishable things, and with that (“et avec cela”, Fr.) they pretend to perpetuate for all eternity their self (“moi”, Fr.) so hardly worthy (“digne”, Fr.) of it.

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

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).

The well understood equity as well as interest of society demand that we work on much more to prevent crime and offenses than to punish them.

If man do not find in himself the required (or wished, or wanted, – “voulue”, Fr.) force to accomplish his moral aspirations, he can try to purt himself in the conditions suitable to assist (or promote, or further, -“favoriser”, Fr.) his self-control.

In this world everything that is won to the ideal, is an eternal (or imperishable, – “impérissable”, Fr.) good.

As the antagonism between those who possess, and those who do not, is becoming more acute day after day.

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).

It is only on these principles that we will be able to establish (“pourront être édifiées”, Fr.) the real basis of morality.