Something deep is touched here, something that is good and deep.
ALAN PATONI am a weak and sinful man, but God put His hands on me, that is all.
More Alan Paton Quotes
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For fear will rob him of all if he gives too much.
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In the deserted harbour there is yet water that laps against the quays. In the dark and silent forest, there is a leaf that falls.
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This is no time to talk of hedges and fields, or the beauties of any country.
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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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Cry 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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Now God be thanked that the name of a hill is such music, that the name of a river can heal.
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Who knows for what we live, and struggle, and die?…
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The Afrikaner has nowhere to go, and thats why he would rather destroy himself than capitulate.
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Cry, the beloved country, for the unborn child that’s the inheritor of our fear.
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Money is to make happy the lives of children. Money is for security, and for dreams, and for hopes, and for purposes.
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Keep it, guard it, care for it, for it keeps men, guards men, cares for men. Destroy it and man is destroyed.
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All roads lead to Johannesburg.
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Nothing is ever quiet, except for fools.
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These hills are grass-covered and rolling, and they are lovely beyond any singing of it.
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Forgive us all, for we all have trespasses.
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