The ground is holy, being even as it came from the Creator.
ALAN PATON
ALAN PATON
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People hurry home past him, to places safe from danger.
Alan PatonAlan Paton Something deep is touched here, something that is good and deep.
Alan PatonAlan Paton One thing is about to be finished, but here is something that is only begun. And while I live it will continue
Alan PatonAlan Paton Let him not love the earth too deeply. Let him not laugh too gladly when the water runs through his fingers, nor stand too silent when the setting sun makes red the veld with fire.
Alan PatonAlan Paton What broke when he could bring himself to thrust down the knife into the warm flesh, to bring down the axe on the living head, to cleave down between the seeing eyes, to shoot the gun that would drive death into the beating heart?
Alan PatonAlan Paton It is not permissible for us to go on destroying the family life when we know that we are destroying it.
Alan PatonAlan Paton For our Lord suffered. And I come to believe that he suffered, not to save us from suffering, but to teach us how to bear suffering. For he knew that there is no life without suffering.
Alan PatonAlan Paton And money is not something to go mad about …
Alan PatonAlan Paton But sorrow is better than fear. For fear impoverishes always, while sorrow may enrich.
Alan PatonAlan Paton Such lightening and thunder will come there has never been seen before, bringing death and destruction.
Alan PatonAlan Paton What broke in a man when he could bring himself to kill another?
Alan PatonAlan Paton 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.
Alan PatonAlan Paton Sorrow is better than fear.
Alan PatonAlan Paton Nosecond Johannesburg isneededuponthe earth.One is enough.
Alan PatonAlan Paton 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.
Alan PatonAlan Paton When a deep injury is done us, we never recover until we forgive.
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