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Sorrow is better than fear.

Alan Paton

There is only one thing that has power completely, and that is love.
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Completely Love One Only Power Thing
Therefore if a law is unjust, and if the Judge judges according to the law, that is justice, even if it is not just.
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According Judge Justice Law Unjust
This is no time to talk of hedges and fields, or the beauties of any country.
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Beauty Country Field Hedge Talk Time
Behind the polished panelling the white ant eats away the wood. Nothing is ever quiet, except for fools
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Behind Eat Fool Nothing Panel Polish Wood
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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Another Counsel Cry Help Neither Seek Something
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
The tragedy is not that things are broken.
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Broken Thing Tragedy
Cry, the beloved country, these things are not yet at an end.
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Beloved Country Cry End Thing Yet
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
Who knows for what we live, and struggle, and die?…
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Die Know Live Struggle
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
When the storm threatens, a man is afraid for his house.
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Afraid House Man Storm Threaten
Such development has only one true name, and that is exploitation.
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As Development Exploit Name Such True
When a deep injury is done us, we never recover until we forgive.
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Dep Done Forgive Injury Recover Until
There is not much talking now. A silence falls upon them all.
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All Fall Much Now Silence Talk
It is not permissible for us to go on destroying the family life when we know that we are destroying it.
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Destroy Family Know Life Permissible Us

Sorrow is better than fear.

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