I am a weak and sinful man, but God put His hands on me, that is all.
ALAN PATONThen some unknown rebellion brewed in you, doing harm to you, though how I do not understand.
More Alan Paton Quotes
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Building on the mistakes of the past and the energy generated by reconciliation to create a new future.
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Money is for buying the fruits of the earth, of the land where you were born.
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Nor give too much of his heart to a mountain or a valley. For fear will rob him if he gives too much.
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All roads lead to Johannesburg.
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Therefore if a law is unjust, and if the Judge judges according to the law, that is justice, even if it is not just.
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Sorrow is better than fear.
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But when the dawn will come, of our emancipation, from the fear of bondage and the bondage of fear, why, that is a secret.
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I couldn’t face that question. (Ah, But Your Land Is Beautiful)
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There is a lovely road that runs from Ixopo into the hills.
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One day in Johannesburg, and already the tribe was being rebuilt, the house and soul being restored.
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Cry for the broken tribe, for the law and the custom that is gone. Aye, and cry aloud for the man who is dead, for the woman and children bereaved.
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There is not much talking now. A silence falls upon them all.
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These hills are grass-covered and rolling, and they are lovely beyond any singing of it.
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Fear is a journey,a terrible journey, but sorrow is at least an arrival.
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For fear will rob him of all if he gives too much.
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