Nor give too much of his heart to a mountain or a valley. For fear will rob him if he gives too much.
ALAN PATONCry, the beloved country, these things are not yet at an end.
More Alan Paton Quotes
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Let him not be too moved when the birds of his land are singing.
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It is not “forgive and forget” as if nothing wrong had ever happened, but “forgive and go forward,
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In the deserted harbour there is yet water that laps against the quays. In the dark and silent forest, there is a leaf that falls.
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For fear will rob him of all if he gives too much.
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Now God be thanked that the name of a hill is such music, that the name of a river can heal.
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But I have learned that kindness and love can pay for pain and suffering.
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When the storm threatens, a man is afraid for his house.
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If you wrote a novel in South Africa which didn’t concern the central issues, it wouldn’t be worth publishing.
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Money is for food and clothes and comfort, and a visit to the pictures. Money is to make happy the lives of children.
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Cry, the beloved country, these things are not yet at an end.
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There is only one thing that has power completely, and that is love.
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And were your back as broad as heaven, and your purse full of gold, and did your compassion reach from here to hell itself, there is nothing you can do.
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Forgive us all, for we all have trespasses.
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These hills are grass-covered and rolling, and they are lovely beyond any singing of it.
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It is not permissible for us to go on destroying the family life when we know that we are destroying it.
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