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Alan Paton

Sorrow is better than fear. Fear is a journey, a terrible journey. But, sorrow is at least an arriving.
ALAN PATON

Better Fear Sorrow
And whether they do not see him there in the grass, or whether they fear to halt even a moment, but they do not wake him, they let him be.
ALAN PATON

Ehetehr Grass Halt Moment Movement See Wake
I have never thought that a Christian would be free of suffering, umfundisi.
ALAN PATON

Christian Free Suffer Thought
It is not permissible to add to one’s possesions if these things can only be done at the cost of other men.
ALAN PATON

Cost Done Men One Other Permissible Possession These Thing
These hills are grass-covered and rolling, and they are lovely beyond any singing of it.
ALAN PATON

Beyond Covered Grass Love Roll Sing
Money is to make happy the lives of children. Money is for security, and for dreams, and for hopes, and for purposes.
ALAN PATON

Children Dream Happy Hope Live Make Money Security
Such lightening and thunder will come there has never been seen before, bringing death and destruction.
ALAN PATON

Been Before Bring Come Death Destructive Lighten never Such Thunder
I couldn’t face that question. (Ah, But Your Land Is Beautiful)
ALAN PATON

Beautiful Face Land Question
But perhaps when you were too obedient, and did not do openly what others did, and were quiet in church and hard-working at school.
ALAN PATON

Hard Obedient Open Other Perhaps Quiet School Too Wear Work
Nothing is ever quiet, except for fools.
ALAN PATON

Ever Except Foot Nothing Quiet
It is not permissible for us to go on destroying the family life when we know that we are destroying it.
ALAN PATON

Destroy Family Know Life Permissible Us
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
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.
ALAN PATON

Another Counsel Cry Help Neither Seek Something
Let 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.
ALAN PATON

Afraid Anger Defend Let Poor Strong Weak
And money is not something to go mad about …
ALAN PATON

Mad Money Something
There is not much talking now. A silence falls upon them all.
ALAN PATON

All Fall Much Now Silence Talk

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