These hills are grass-covered and rolling, and they are lovely beyond any singing of it.
ALAN PATONIt is not permissible for us to go on destroying the family life when we know that we are destroying it.
More Alan Paton Quotes
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When the storm threatens, a man is afraid for his house.
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There is not much talking now. A silence falls upon them all.
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When a deep injury is done us, we never recover until we forgive.
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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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Such development has only one true name, and that is exploitation.
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Building on the mistakes of the past and the energy generated by reconciliation to create a new future.
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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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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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I have never thought that a Christian would be free of suffering, umfundisi.
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But I have learned that kindness and love can pay for pain and suffering.
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Fear is a journey,a terrible journey, but sorrow is at least an arrival.
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Nothing is ever quiet, except for fools.
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Forgive us all, for we all have trespasses.
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There is only one thing that has power completely, and that is love.
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Let him not be too moved when the birds of his land are singing.
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