“Law intends indeed to do service to human life, but it is not able when men do not choose to accept her services; for it is only in those who are obedient to her that she displays her special virtue.” MenHumansAbleLawAcceptingVirtueSpecialHuman LifeDisplayObedient Book:Enchiridion Source: Enchiridion
“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