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There is only one thing in the world that is really valuable, it is to do good.
African Spir
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The appalling and shameful scene (spectacle, Fr.) of disarray and illogicality that manifest itself in the thought and deeds of men, will no longer be seen, once these will possess an enlighten consciouness.
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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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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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As long as men will not be freed from their errors and delusions, humanity will not be able to go towards (marcher vers, Fr.) the accomplishment of its true destinies.
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