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Alan Paton

It was not his habit to dwell on what could have been, but what could never be.
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Been Could Dwell Habit never
There is only one way in which one can endure man’s inhumanity to man and that is to try, in one’s own life, to exemplify man’s humanity to man.
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Endure Inhumanity Life One Only Own Way
It is my belief that the only power which can resist the power of fear is the power of love.
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Belief Fear Love Only Power Resist
And money is not something to go mad about …
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Mad Money Something
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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Destroy Family Know Life Permissible Us
I have one great fear in my heart, that one day when they are turned to loving, they will find that we are turned to hating.
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Day Fera Great Heart Love One Turn
Pain and suffering, they are a secret. Kindness and love, they are a secret.
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Kindness Love Pain Secret Suffer
Although nothing has come yet, something is here already.
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Already Although Come Nothing Something
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
There is not much talking now. A silence falls upon them all.
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All Fall Much Now Silence Talk
The only way in which one can make endurable man’s inhumanity to man.
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Endurable Inhumanity Make Man Only Way
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
Such development has only one true name, and that is exploitation.
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As Development Exploit Name Such True
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
And man’s destruction of his own environment, is to exemplify in your own lives man’s humanity to man and man’s reverence for the place in which he lives.
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Destruction Environment Exemplify Humanity Live Man Own Place Reverence
Ask yourself not if this or that is expedient, but if it is right.
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Ask Expedient Right Yourself

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