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One thing is about to be finished, but here is something that is only begun. And while I live it will continue

Alan Paton

There are voices crying what must be done, a hundred, a thousand voices.
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Cry Done Hundred Must Thousand Voice
For who can stop the heart from breaking?
ALAN PATON

Break Heart Stop
Although nothing has come yet, something is here already.
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Already Although Come Nothing Something
But I have learned that kindness and love can pay for pain and suffering.
ALAN PATON

Kindness Learn Love Pain Pay Suffer
I envision someday a great, peaceful South Africa in which the world will take pride, a nation in which each of many different groups will be making its own creative contribution.
ALAN PATON

Country Envision Great Peaceful Pride Someday Soulful Tak World
Ask yourself not if this or that is expedient, but if it is right.
ALAN PATON

Ask Expedient Right Yourself
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
One day in Johannesburg, and already the tribe was being rebuilt, the house and soul being restored.
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Already Being Day One People Rebuilt Tribe
There is a man sleeping in the grass. And over him is gathering the greatest storm of all his days.
ALAN PATON

All Day Gather Grass Great Man Over Sleep Storm
Pain and suffering, they are a secret. Kindness and love, they are a secret.
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Kindness Love Pain Secret Suffer
Such development has only one true name, and that is exploitation.
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As Development Exploit Name Such True
Sorrow is better than fear. Fear is a journey, a terrible journey. But, sorrow is at least an arriving.
ALAN PATON

Better Fear Sorrow
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.
ALAN PATON

Deep Earth FIner Fire Let Love Make Sun Through
This is no time to talk of hedges and fields, or the beauties of any country.
ALAN PATON

Beauty Country Field Hedge Talk Time
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.
ALAN PATON

Against Deserted Forest Harbour Lap Quay Silent Tap
To give up the task of reforming society is to give up one’s responsibility as a free man.
ALAN PATON

Free Give Man Reform Responsibility Society Task

One thing is about to be finished, but here is something that is only begun. And while I live it will continue

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