There is a lovely road that runs from Ixopo into the hills.
ALAN PATONThen some unknown rebellion brewed in you, doing harm to you, though how I do not understand.
More Alan Paton Quotes
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She taught me to seek sustenance from the endeavor itself, but to leave the result to God.
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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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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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It is my belief that the only power which can resist the power of fear is the power of love.
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People hurry home past him, to places safe from danger.
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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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But sorrow is better than fear. For fear impoverishes always, while sorrow may enrich.
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And money is not something to go mad about …
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Such lightening and thunder will come there has never been seen before, bringing death and destruction.
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Nothing is ever quiet, except for fools.
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I couldn’t face that question. (Ah, But Your Land Is Beautiful)
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Ask yourself not if this or that is expedient, but if it is right.
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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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Fear is a journey,a terrible journey, but sorrow is at least an arrival.
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