The Afrikaner has nowhere to go, and thats why he would rather destroy himself than capitulate.
ALAN PATONThis is no time to talk of hedges and fields, or the beauties of any country.
More Alan Paton Quotes
-
-
Although nothing has come yet, something is here already.
ALAN PATON -
But sorrow is better than fear. For fear impoverishes always, while sorrow may enrich.
ALAN PATON -
I am a weak and sinful man, but God put His hands on me, that is all.
ALAN PATON -
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 -
The tragedy is not that things are broken.
ALAN PATON -
Sorrow is better than fear. Fear is a journey, a terrible journey. But, sorrow is at least an arriving.
ALAN PATON -
Forgive us all, for we all have trespasses.
ALAN PATON -
It is my belief that the only power which can resist the power of fear is the power of love.
ALAN PATON -
When the storm threatens, a man is afraid for his house.
ALAN PATON -
People hurry home past him, to places safe from danger.
ALAN PATON -
Ask yourself not if this or that is expedient, but if it is right.
ALAN PATON -
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.
ALAN PATON -
Behind the polished panelling the white ant eats away the wood. Nothing is ever quiet, except for fools
ALAN PATON -
These hills are grass-covered and rolling, and they are lovely beyond any singing of it.
ALAN PATON -
The Judge does not make the law. It is people that make the law.
ALAN PATON