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

Alan Paton

And money is not something to go mad about …
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Mad Money Something
The tragedy is not that things are broken.
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Broken Thing Tragedy
For fear will rob him of all if he gives too much.
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Fear Give Much Rob Too
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.
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Afraid Anger Defend Let Poor Strong Weak
Money is for food and clothes and comfort, and a visit to the pictures. Money is to make happy the lives of children.
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Children Clothes Food Happy Love Money Picture
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.
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Another Counsel Cry Help Neither Seek Something
And were your back as broad as heaven, and your purse full of gold, and did your compassion reach from here to hell itself, there is nothing you can do.
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Back Broad Compassion Full Gold Heaven Nothing Purse Reach
Wise men write many books, in words too hard to understand. But this, the purpose of our lives, the end of all our struggle, is beyond all human wisdom.
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Book Hard Human Many Struggle Understand Wisdom Write
Nothing is ever quiet, except for fools.
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Ever Except Foot Nothing Quiet
I couldn’t face that question. (Ah, But Your Land Is Beautiful)
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Beautiful Face Land Question
To give up the task of reforming society is to give up one’s responsibility as a free man.
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Free Give Man Reform Responsibility Society Task
When men are ruled by fear, they strive to prevent the very changes that will abate it.
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Abate Change Men Prevent Rule Strive Very
Such development has only one true name, and that is exploitation.
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As Development Exploit Name Such True
Who knows for what we live, and struggle, and die?…
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Die Know Live Struggle
Building on the mistakes of the past and the energy generated by reconciliation to create a new future.
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Build Create Future Generate Mistake Past Reconciliation
Behind the polished panelling the white ant eats away the wood. Nothing is ever quiet, except for fools
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Behind Eat Fool Nothing Panel Polish Wood

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

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