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When a deep injury is done us, we never recover until we forgive.

Alan Paton

Although nothing has come yet, something is here already.
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Already Although Come Nothing Something
For who can stop the heart from breaking?
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Break Heart Stop
Who knows for what we live, and struggle, and die?…
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Die Know Live Struggle
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
Sorrow is better than fear.
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Better Fear Sorrow
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
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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Day Fera Great Heart Love One Turn
The Judge does not make the law. It is people that make the law.
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Judge Law Make People
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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Ehetehr Grass Halt Moment Movement See Wake
If you wrote a novel in South Africa which didn’t concern the central issues, it wouldn’t be worth publishing.
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Central Concern Country Novel Publish Ussie Worth Wrote
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
Money is for buying the fruits of the earth, of the land where you were born.
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Born Buy Earth Fruit Land Money
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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Children Dream Happy Hope Live Make Money Security
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
Forgive us all, for we all have trespasses.
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All Forgive Trespass Us
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

When a deep injury is done us, we never recover until we forgive.

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