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But sorrow is better than fear. For fear impoverishes always, while sorrow may enrich.

Alan Paton

Fear is a journey,a terrible journey, but sorrow is at least an arrival.
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Arrival Fear Journey Sorrow Terribly
Wise men write many books, in words too hard to understand. But this, the purpose of our lives, the end of all our struggle, is beyond all human wisdom.
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Book Hard Human Many Struggle Understand Wisdom Write
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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Against Deserted Forest Harbour Lap Quay Silent Tap
One day in Johannesburg, and already the tribe was being rebuilt, the house and soul being restored.
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Already Being Day One People Rebuilt Tribe
It is not permissible to add to one’s possesions if these things can only be done at the cost of other men.
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Cost Done Men One Other Permissible Possession These Thing
Money is for buying the fruits of the earth, of the land where you were born.
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Born Buy Earth Fruit Land Money
When I go up there, which is my intention, the Big Judge will say to me, Where are your wounds? and if I say I haven’t any, he will say, Was there nothing to fight for?
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Any Big Go Intention Judge Say Will Wound
Nosecond Johannesburg isneededuponthe earth.One is enough.
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Enough No One People Second
Forgive us all, for we all have trespasses.
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All Forgive Trespass Us
I couldn’t face that question. (Ah, But Your Land Is Beautiful)
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Beautiful Face Land Question
Money is to make happy the lives of children. Money is for security, and for dreams, and for hopes, and for purposes.
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Children Dream Happy Hope Live Make Money Security
But sorrow is better than fear. For fear impoverishes always, while sorrow may enrich.
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Always Better Enrich Fear Impoversih Sorrow
Let me not be afraid to defend the weak because of the anger of the strong, nor afraid to defend the poor because of the anger of the rich.
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Afraid Anger Defend Let Poor Strong Weak
The Judge does not make the law. It is people that make the law.
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Judge Law Make People
There is a man sleeping in the grass. And over him is gathering the greatest storm of all his days.
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All Day Gather Grass Great Man Over Sleep Storm
But the one thing that has power completely is love, because when a man loves, he seeks no power, and therefore he has power.
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Completely Love Man One Power Thing Wise

But sorrow is better than fear. For fear impoverishes always, while sorrow may enrich.

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