But what do they help if one seeks for counsel, for one cries this, and one cries that, and another cries something that is neither this nor that.
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.
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But what do they help if one seeks for counsel, for one cries this, and one cries that, and another cries something that is neither this nor that.
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But when the house is destroyed, there is something to do. About a storm he can do nothing, but he can rebuild a house.
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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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There is a man sleeping in the grass. And over him is gathering the greatest storm of all his days.
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Such development has only one true name, and that is exploitation.
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Let him not be too moved when the birds of his land are singing.
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Ask yourself not if this or that is expedient, but if it is right.
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Nothing is ever quiet, except for fools.
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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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Money is for buying the fruits of the earth, of the land where you were born.
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And money is not something to go mad about …
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because life slips away, and because I need for the rest of my journey a star that will not play false to me, a compass that will not lie.
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It is my belief that the only power which can resist the power of fear is the power of love.
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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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Fear is a journey,a terrible journey, but sorrow is at least an arrival.
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