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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

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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Central Concern Country Novel Publish Ussie Worth Wrote
There is a lovely road that runs from Ixopo into the hills.
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Hill Lovely Raed Run
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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Christian Civilization Compound Fearful Grant Ideal Love Possession Practice Tragic Truth
And money is not something to go mad about …
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Mad Money Something
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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Begun Continue Finish One Something Thing
There is not much talking now. A silence falls upon them all.
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All Fall Much Now Silence Talk
It was not his habit to dwell on what could have been, but what could never be.
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Been Could Dwell Habit never
Behind the polished panelling the white ant eats away the wood. Nothing is ever quiet, except for fools
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Behind Eat Fool Nothing Panel Polish Wood
There is only one thing that has power completely, and that is love.
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Completely Love One Only Power Thing
It is not permissible to add to one’s possesions if these things can only be done at the cost of other men.
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Cost Done Men One Other Permissible Possession These Thing
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.
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Deep Earth FIner Fire Let Love Make Sun Through
But the one thing that has power completely is love, because when a man loves, he seeks no power, and therefore he has power.
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Completely Love Man One Power Thing Wise
Ask yourself not if this or that is expedient, but if it is right.
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Ask Expedient Right Yourself
Wise men write many books, in words too hard to understand. But this, the purpose of our lives, the end of all our struggle, is beyond all human wisdom.
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Book Hard Human Many Struggle Understand Wisdom Write
The Judge does not make the law. It is people that make the law.
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Judge Law Make People
People hurry home past him, to places safe from danger.
ALAN PATON

Danger Hime Hurry Past People Place Safe

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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