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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.

Alan Paton

The Judge does not make the law. It is people that make the law.
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Judge Law Make People
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
The tragedy is that things are not mended again.
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Again Mend Thing Tragedy
For our Lord suffered. And I come to believe that he suffered, not to save us from suffering, but to teach us how to bear suffering. For he knew that there is no life without suffering.
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Believe Come Knew Lord Our Suffer
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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Air Hat Mad Men Mine Money Something Throw
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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Christian Civilization Compound Fearful Grant Ideal Love Possession Practice Tragic Truth
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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Men Work
There is a lovely road that runs from Ixopo into the hills.
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Hill Lovely Raed Run
because life slips away, and because I need for the rest of my journey a star that will not play false to me, a compass that will not lie.
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Away Compass False Journey Lie Life Ned Play Rest Slip
I have always found that actively loving saves one from a morbid preoccupation with the shortcomings of society.
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Achieve Always Found Love Morbid Preoccupation Save Shortcoming Society
I am a weak and sinful man, but God put His hands on me, that is all.
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All God Hand His Man Sinful Well
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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Bondage Come Drawn Emancipation Fear Love
People hurry home past him, to places safe from danger.
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Danger Hime Hurry Past People Place Safe
Pain and suffering, they are a secret. Kindness and love, they are a secret.
ALAN PATON

Kindness Love Pain Secret Suffer
Ask yourself not if this or that is expedient, but if it is right.
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Ask Expedient Right Yourself
All roads lead to Johannesburg.
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All Road Country Lead Pople
It is my belief that the only power which can resist the power of fear is the power of love.
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Belief Fear Love Only Power Resist
One day in Johannesburg, and already the tribe was being rebuilt, the house and soul being restored.
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Already Being Day One People Rebuilt Tribe
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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Afraid Anger Defend Let Poor Strong Weak
What broke in a man when he could bring himself to kill another?
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Another Bring Broke Himself Kill Men
There is not much talking now. A silence falls upon them all.
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All Fall Much Now Silence Talk
Sorrow is better than fear.
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Better Fear Sorrow
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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Cost Done Men One Other Permissible Possession These Thing
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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Begun Continue Finish One Something Thing
I couldn’t face that question. (Ah, But Your Land Is Beautiful)
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Beautiful Face Land Question
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
Money is for food and clothes and comfort, and a visit to the pictures. Money is to make happy the lives of children.
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Children Clothes Food Happy Love Money Picture

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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