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For it is the dawn that has come, as it has come for a thousand centuries, never failing.

Alan Paton

Let him not be too moved when the birds of his land are singing.
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Bird Land Move Sing
It is not permissible to add to one’s possesions if these things can only be done at the cost of other men.
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Cost Done Men One Other Permissible Possession These Thing
The sun pours down on the earth, on the lovely land that man cannot enjoy. He knows only the fear of his heart.
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Down Eath Enjoy Fear Heart Land Lovely Man Pour Sun
Pain and suffering, they are a secret. Kindness and love, they are a secret.
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Kindness Love Pain Secret Suffer
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
There is only one thing that has power completely, and that is love.
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Completely Love One Only Power Thing
What broke in a man when he could bring himself to kill another?
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Another Broke Could Himself Kill Man
Forgive us all, for we all have trespasses.
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All Forgive Trespass Us
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
Ask yourself not if this or that is expedient, but if it is right.
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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
Sorrow is better than fear.
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Better Fear Sorrow
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 Judge does not make the law. It is people that make the law.
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Judge Law Make People
Sorrow is better than fear. Fear is a journey, a terrible journey. But, sorrow is at least an arriving.
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Better Fear Sorrow
When a deep injury is done us, we never recover until we forgive.
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Dep Done Forgive Injury Recover Until

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