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For mines are for men, not for money. And money is not something to go mad about, and throw your hat into the air for.

Alan Paton

The Judge does not make the law. It is people that make the law.
ALAN PATON

Judge Law Make People
For fear will rob him of all if he gives too much.
ALAN PATON

Fear Give Much Rob Too
Money is for food and clothes and comfort, and a visit to the pictures.
ALAN PATON

Clothes Comfort Food Money Picture Visit
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

Another Counsel Cry Help Neither Seek Something
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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Away Compass False Journey Lie Life Ned Play Rest Slip
Nor give too much of his heart to a mountain or a valley. For fear will rob him if he gives too much.
ALAN PATON

Fear Give Heart Mountain Much Nor Rob Valley
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 PATON

Deep Earth FIner Fire Let Love Make Sun Through
There is only one thing that has power completely, and that is love.
ALAN PATON

Completely Love One Only Power Thing
Who knows for what we live, and struggle, and die?…
ALAN PATON

Die Know Live Struggle
For it is the dawn that has come, as it has come for a thousand centuries, never failing.
ALAN PATON

Century Come Dawn Fall never Thousand
I couldn’t face that question. (Ah, But Your Land Is Beautiful)
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Beautiful Face Land Question
All roads lead to Johannesburg.
ALAN PATON

All Road Country Lead Pople
People hurry home past him, to places safe from danger.
ALAN PATON

Danger Hime Hurry Past People Place Safe
Forgive us all, for we all have trespasses.
ALAN PATON

All Forgive Trespass Us
Keep it, guard it, care for it, for it keeps men, guards men, cares for men. Destroy it and man is destroyed.
ALAN PATON

Care Destroy Guard Jeep Men
Ask yourself not if this or that is expedient, but if it is right.
ALAN PATON

Ask Expedient Right Yourself

For mines are for men, not for money. And money is not something to go mad about, and throw your hat into the air for.

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For mines are for men, not for money. And money is not something to go mad about, and throw your hat into the air for.

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