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, for the unborn child that’s the inheritor of our fear.
More Alan Paton Quotes
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There is a man sleeping in the grass. And over him is gathering the greatest storm of all his days.
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The sun pours down on the earth, on the lovely land that man cannot enjoy. He knows only the fear of his heart.
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Such development has only one true name, and that is exploitation.
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The truth is, our civilization is not Christian; it is a tragic compound of great ideal and fearful practice, of loving charity and fearful clutching of possessions.
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She taught me to seek sustenance from the endeavor itself, but to leave the result to God.
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Pain and suffering, they are a secret. Kindness and love, they are a secret.
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All roads lead to Johannesburg.
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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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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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To give up the task of reforming society is to give up one’s responsibility as a free man.
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Such lightening and thunder will come there has never been seen before, bringing death and destruction.
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Behind the polished panelling the white ant eats away the wood. Nothing is ever quiet, except for fools
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What broke in a man when he could bring himself to kill another?
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And money is not something to go mad about …
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These hills are grass-covered and rolling, and they are lovely beyond any singing of it.
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