One day in Johannesburg, and already the tribe was being rebuilt, the house and soul being restored.
ALAN PATONCry 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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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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St. Francis of Assisi taught me that there is a wound in the Creation and that the greatest use we could make of our lives was to ask to be made a healer of it.
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It was not his habit to dwell on what could have been, but what could never be.
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Fear is a journey,a terrible journey, but sorrow is at least an arrival.
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There is a lovely road that runs from Ixopo into the hills.
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For who can stop the heart from breaking?
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All roads lead to Johannesburg.
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Therefore if a law is unjust, and if the Judge judges according to the law, that is justice, even if it is not just.
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I am a weak and sinful man, but God put His hands on me, that is all.
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The Afrikaner has nowhere to go, and thats why he would rather destroy himself than capitulate.
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But sorrow is better than fear. For fear impoverishes always, while sorrow may enrich.
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And money is not something to go mad about …
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If you wrote a novel in South Africa which didn’t concern the central issues, it wouldn’t be worth publishing.
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We do not work for men. We work for the land and the people. We do not even work for money.
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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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