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Pain and suffering, they are a secret. Kindness and love, they are a secret.

Alan Paton

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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Men Work
Something deep is touched here, something that is good and deep.
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Deep Good Here Something Touch
Although nothing has come yet, something is here already.
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Already Although Come Nothing Something
The sun pours down on the earth, on the lovely land that man cannot enjoy. He knows only the fear of his heart.
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Down Eath Enjoy Fear Heart Land Lovely Man Pour Sun
One day in Johannesburg, and already the tribe was being rebuilt, the house and soul being restored.
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Already Being Day One People Rebuilt Tribe
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
Cry, the beloved country, these things are not yet at an end.
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Beloved Country Cry End Thing Yet
I couldn’t face that question. (Ah, But Your Land Is Beautiful)
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Beautiful Face Land Question
I have never thought that a Christian would be free of suffering, umfundisi.
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Christian Free Suffer Thought
For our Lord suffered. And I come to believe that he suffered, not to save us from suffering, but to teach us how to bear suffering. For he knew that there is no life without suffering.
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Believe Come Knew Lord Our Suffer
Pain and suffering, they are a secret. Kindness and love, they are a secret.
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Kindness Love Pain Secret Suffer
Nothing is ever quiet, except for fools.
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Ever Except Foot Nothing Quiet
To give up the task of reforming society is to give up one’s responsibility as a free man.
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Free Give Man Reform Responsibility Society Task
But when the house is destroyed, there is something to do. About a storm he can do nothing, but he can rebuild a house.
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Anything Destroy House Rebuild Something Strom
All roads lead to Johannesburg.
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All Road Country Lead Pople
There are voices crying what must be done, a hundred, a thousand voices.
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Cry Done Hundred Must Thousand Voice

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