“Outward, thanks to the knowledge of physical laws, man could subdue (or subjugate...) nature, but inwardly, he remained a slave to it. 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). It is not the first time that men sell their birth right for a dish of lentils, and thus disown (or repudiate or deny) the best of thmeselves.” IfsMenFirstsSaidDoneLawPleasureMaterialsBirthActivityFirst TimeSellsSlaveProfitDenyThanksEnjoymentDisplayDishesSaid And DoneDeploymentLentils Author:African Spir
“Deep down, everything boils down ("au fond tout se ramène", Fr.) to the following simple question; Do we really want justice and the realization in this world of higher principles, or else do we want to serve selfish, short-sighted (à courte vue", Fr.) interests, which, when all is said and done, are also prejudicial (or detrimental, or harmful) to those very same that pursue them?” WorldWantSaidDoneInterestJusticeSimplePrinciplesThis WorldHigherFollowingSelfishPursueRealizationDeep DownSaid And DoneDetrimentalRamsShort Sighted Author:African Spir
“The first principle from which stems the moral of about all people at all time; it is summarized in this precept: Love thy neighbour as thyself, and: do as you would be done by.” PeopleFirstsDoneWould BeMoralPrinciplesAll TimeStemThyselfNeighbour Author:African Spir
“To sacrifice the moral to the physical, as is done in these days, is to sacrifice reality for a shadow.” DoneRealityMoralSacrificeShadowThese Days Author:African Spir