I have never thought that a Christian would be free of suffering, umfundisi.
ALAN PATONI have never thought that a Christian would be free of suffering, umfundisi.
More Alan Paton Quotes
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When a deep injury is done us, we never recover until we forgive.
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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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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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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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One day in Johannesburg, and already the tribe was being rebuilt, the house and soul being restored.
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And were your back as broad as heaven, and your purse full of gold, and did your compassion reach from here to hell itself, there is nothing you can do.
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The tragedy is not that things are broken.
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Behind the polished panelling the white ant eats away the wood. Nothing is ever quiet, except for fools
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Ask yourself not if this or that is expedient, but if it is right.
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All roads lead to Johannesburg.
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The ground is holy, being even as it came from the Creator.
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In the deserted harbour there is yet water that laps against the quays. In the dark and silent forest, there is a leaf that falls.
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These hills are grass-covered and rolling, and they are lovely beyond any singing of it.
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Money is for food and clothes and comfort, and a visit to the pictures.
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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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