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.
ALAN PATONI have never thought that a Christian would be free of suffering, umfundisi.
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But when the dawn will come, of our emancipation, from the fear of bondage and the bondage of fear, why, that is a secret.
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Money is to make happy the lives of children. Money is for security, and for dreams, and for hopes, and for purposes.
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There is a lovely road that runs from Ixopo into the hills.
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For fear will rob him of all if he gives too much.
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Let him not be too moved when the birds of his land are singing.
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I have never thought that a Christian would be free of suffering, umfundisi.
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Fear is a journey,a terrible journey, but sorrow is at least an arrival.
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The Afrikaner has nowhere to go, and thats why he would rather destroy himself than capitulate.
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These hills are grass-covered and rolling, and they are lovely beyond any singing of it.
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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.
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Let me not be afraid to defend the weak because of the anger of the strong, nor afraid to defend the poor because of the anger of the rich.
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When the storm threatens, a man is afraid for his house.
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Forgive us all, for we all have trespasses.
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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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And whether they do not see him there in the grass, or whether they fear to halt even a moment, but they do not wake him, they let him be.
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