Money is for buying the fruits of the earth, of the land where you were born.
ALAN PATONNow God be thanked that the name of a hill is such music, that the name of a river can heal.
More Alan Paton Quotes
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There is a lovely road that runs from Ixopo into the hills.
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When the storm threatens, a man is afraid for his house.
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But to punish and not to restore, that is the greatest of all offences.
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Let him not be too moved when the birds of his land are singing.
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But I have learned that kindness and love can pay for pain and suffering.
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Nor give too much of his heart to a mountain or a valley. For fear will rob him if he gives too much.
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When a deep injury is done us, we never recover until we forgive.
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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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But sorrow is better than fear. For fear impoverishes always, while sorrow may enrich.
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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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There are voices crying what must be done, a hundred, a thousand voices.
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Sadness and fear and hate, how they well up in the heart and mind, whenever one opens pages of these messengers of doom.
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I have never thought that a Christian would be free of suffering, umfundisi.
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One thing is about to be finished, but here is something that is only begun. And while I live it will continue
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People hurry home past him, to places safe from danger.
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