It is not permissible for us to go on destroying the family life when we know that we are destroying it.
ALAN PATONLet 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.
More Alan Paton Quotes
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But what do they help if one seeks for counsel, for one cries this, and one cries that, and another cries something that is neither this nor that.
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Something deep is touched here, something that is good and deep.
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I have never thought that a Christian would be free of suffering, umfundisi.
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The Afrikaner has nowhere to go, and thats why he would rather destroy himself than capitulate.
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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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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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She taught me to seek sustenance from the endeavor itself, but to leave the result to God.
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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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These hills are grass-covered and rolling, and they are lovely beyond any singing of it.
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For fear will rob him of all if he gives too much.
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The tragedy is not that things are broken.
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But sorrow is better than fear. For fear impoverishes always, while sorrow may enrich.
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To give up the task of reforming society is to give up one’s responsibility as a free man.
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Although nothing has come yet, something is here already.
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When men are ruled by fear, they strive to prevent the very changes that will abate it.
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