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Alan Paton

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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Fear Give Heart Mountain Much Nor Rob Valley
For who can stop the heart from breaking?
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Break Heart Stop
She taught me to seek sustenance from the endeavor itself, but to leave the result to God.
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Endeavor God Leave Result Seek Sustenance Taught
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
Let him not love the earth too deeply. Let him not laugh too gladly when the water runs through his fingers, nor stand too silent when the setting sun makes red the veld with fire.
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Deep Earth FIner Fire Let Love Make Sun Through
Forgive us all, for we all have trespasses.
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All Forgive Trespass Us
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
For fear will rob him of all if he gives too much.
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Fear Give Much Rob Too
What broke in a man when he could bring himself to kill another?
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Another Broke Could Himself Kill Man
Pain and suffering, they are a secret. Kindness and love, they are a secret.
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Kindness Love Pain Secret Suffer
Sadness and fear and hate, how they well up in the heart and mind, whenever one opens pages of these messengers of doom.
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Doom Fear Hate Hell Messenger Mind Open Sadness
The Afrikaner has nowhere to go, and thats why he would rather destroy himself than capitulate.
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Capitulate Country Destroy Go Himself Nowhere Rather
When the storm threatens, a man is afraid for his house.
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Afraid House Man Storm Threaten
There is not much talking now. A silence falls upon them all.
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All Fall Much Now Silence Talk
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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Against Deserted Forest Harbour Lap Quay Silent Tap
But the one thing that has power completely is love, because when a man loves, he seeks no power, and therefore he has power.
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Completely Love Man One Power Thing Wise

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