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Sorrow is better than fear.

Alan Paton

Such development has only one true name, and that is exploitation.
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As Development Exploit Name Such True
Cry for the broken tribe, for the law and the custom that is gone. Aye, and cry aloud for the man who is dead, for the woman and children bereaved.
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Aloud Aye Bereaved Children Custom Dead Law Tribe Woman
There is a man sleeping in the grass. And over him is gathering the greatest storm of all his days.
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All Day Gather Grass Great Man Over Sleep Storm
The only way in which one can make endurable man’s inhumanity to man.
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Endurable Inhumanity Make Man Only Way
Nothing is ever quiet, except for fools.
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Ever Except Foot Nothing Quiet
Happy the eyes that can close
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Close Eye Happy One Liner
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
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
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 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
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
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
Nosecond Johannesburg isneededuponthe earth.One is enough.
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Enough No One People Second
Ask yourself not if this or that is expedient, but if it is right.
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Ask Expedient Right Yourself
There is only one way in which one can endure man’s inhumanity to man and that is to try, in one’s own life, to exemplify man’s humanity to man.
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Endure Inhumanity Life One Only Own Way
I couldn’t face that question. (Ah, But Your Land Is Beautiful)
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Beautiful Face Land Question

Sorrow is better than fear.

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