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

Alan Paton

Nor give too much of his heart to a mountain or a valley. For fear will rob him if he gives too much.
ALAN PATON

Fear Give Heart Mountain Much Nor Rob Valley
Such development has only one true name, and that is exploitation.
ALAN PATON

As Development Exploit Name Such True
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
Something deep is touched here, something that is good and deep.
ALAN PATON

Deep Good Here Something Touch
It was not his habit to dwell on what could have been, but what could never be.
ALAN PATON

Been Could Dwell Habit never
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.
ALAN PATON

Day Fera Great Heart Love One Turn
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
Although nothing has come yet, something is here already.
ALAN PATON

Already Although Come Nothing Something
There are voices crying what must be done, a hundred, a thousand voices.
ALAN PATON

Cry Done Hundred Must Thousand Voice
There is only one thing that has power completely, and that is love.
ALAN PATON

Completely Love One Only Power Thing
One thing is about to be finished, but here is something that is only begun. And while I live it will continue
ALAN PATON

Begun Continue Finish One Something Thing
When I go up there, which is my intention, the Big Judge will say to me, Where are your wounds? and if I say I haven’t any, he will say, Was there nothing to fight for?
ALAN PATON

Any Big Go Intention Judge Say Will Wound
Forgive us all, for we all have trespasses.
ALAN PATON

All Forgive Trespass Us
There is not much talking now. A silence falls upon them all.
ALAN PATON

All Fall Much Now Silence Talk
What broke in a man when he could bring himself to kill another?
ALAN PATON

Another Broke Could Himself Kill Man
There is a lovely road that runs from Ixopo into the hills.
ALAN PATON

Hill Lovely Raed Run

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