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

Alan Paton

Then some unknown rebellion brewed in you, doing harm to you, though how I do not understand.
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Church Hard Obedient Open Other Perhaps Quiet Understand Work
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
There is only one thing that has power completely, and that is love.
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Completely Love One Only Power Thing
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
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
Although nothing has come yet, something is here already.
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Already Although Come Nothing Something
What broke in a man when he could bring himself to kill another?
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Another Broke Could Himself Kill Man
I envision someday a great, peaceful South Africa in which the world will take pride, a nation in which each of many different groups will be making its own creative contribution.
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Country Envision Great Peaceful Pride Someday Soulful Tak World
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
When men are ruled by fear, they strive to prevent the very changes that will abate it.
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Abate Change Men Prevent Rule Strive Very
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
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 a lovely road that runs from Ixopo into the hills.
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Hill Into Lovely Road Run Xopo
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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Air Hat Mad Men Mine Money Something Throw
Sorrow is better than fear.
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Better Fear Sorrow
I have never thought that a Christian would be free of suffering, umfundisi.
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Christian Free Suffer Thought

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