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And whether they do not see him there in the grass, or whether they fear to halt even a moment, but they do not wake him, they let him be.

Alan Paton

Let him not be too moved when the birds of his land are singing.
ALAN PATON

Bird Land Move Sing
Who knows for what we live, and struggle, and die?…
ALAN PATON

Die Know Live Struggle
Cry, the beloved country, these things are not yet at an end.
ALAN PATON

Beloved Country Cry End Thing Yet
These hills are grass-covered and rolling, and they are lovely beyond any singing of it.
ALAN PATON

Beyond Covered Grass Love Roll Sing
When men are ruled by fear, they strive to prevent the very changes that will abate it.
ALAN PATON

Abate Change Men Prevent Rule Strive Very
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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Aloud Aye Bereaved Children Custom Dead Law Tribe Woman
But to punish and not to restore, that is the greatest of all offences.
ALAN PATON

All Greatest Offence Punish Restore
What broke in a man when he could bring himself to kill another?
ALAN PATON

Another Bring Broke Himself Kill Men
Keep it, guard it, care for it, for it keeps men, guards men, cares for men. Destroy it and man is destroyed.
ALAN PATON

Care Destroy Guard Jeep Men
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
But the one thing that has power completely is love, because when a man loves, he seeks no power, and therefore he has power.
ALAN PATON

Completely Love Man One Power Thing Wise
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.
ALAN PATON

Back Broad Compassion Full Gold Heaven Nothing Purse Reach
When a deep injury is done us, we never recover until we forgive.
ALAN PATON

Dep Done Forgive Injury Recover Until
For who can stop the heart from breaking?
ALAN PATON

Break Heart Stop
People hurry home past him, to places safe from danger.
ALAN PATON

Danger Hime Hurry Past People Place Safe
We do not work for men. We work for the land and the people. We do not even work for money.
ALAN PATON

Men Work

And whether they do not see him there in the grass, or whether they fear to halt even a moment, but they do not wake him, they let him be.

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