She taught me to seek sustenance from the endeavor itself, but to leave the result to God.
ALAN PATONI have never thought that a Christian would be free of suffering, umfundisi.
More Alan Paton Quotes
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Building on the mistakes of the past and the energy generated by reconciliation to create a new future.
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The tragedy is that things are not mended again.
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It is not “forgive and forget” as if nothing wrong had ever happened, but “forgive and go forward,
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Sorrow is better than fear.
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There are voices crying what must be done, a hundred, a thousand voices.
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I have never thought that a Christian would be free of suffering, umfundisi.
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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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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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Keep it, guard it, care for it, for it keeps men, guards men, cares for men. Destroy it and man is destroyed.
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I am a weak and sinful man, but God put His hands on me, that is all.
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Nosecond Johannesburg isneededuponthe earth.One is enough.
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I have always found that actively loving saves one from a morbid preoccupation with the shortcomings of society.
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I have one great fear in my heart, that one day when they are turned to loving, they will find that we are turned to hating.
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But sorrow is better than fear. For fear impoverishes always, while sorrow may enrich.
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For it is the dawn that has come, as it has come for a thousand centuries, never failing.
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