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I couldn’t face that question. (Ah, But Your Land Is Beautiful)

Alan Paton

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.
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Hard Obedient Open Other Perhaps Quiet School Too Wear Work
And money is not something to go mad about …
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Mad Money Something
Nosecond Johannesburg isneededuponthe earth.One is enough.
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Enough No One People Second
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
Therefore if a law is unjust, and if the Judge judges according to the law, that is justice, even if it is not just.
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According Judge Justice Law Unjust
When a deep injury is done us, we never recover until we forgive.
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Dep Done Forgive Injury Recover Until
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
When the storm threatens, a man is afraid for his house.
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Afraid House Man Storm Threaten
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.
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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.
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Beauty Country Field Hedge Talk Time
For fear will rob him of all if he gives too much.
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Fear Give Much Rob Too
Money is to make happy the lives of children. Money is for security, and for dreams, and for hopes, and for purposes.
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Children Dream Happy Hope Live Make Money Security
Let him not be too moved when the birds of his land are singing.
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Bird Land Move Sing
But the one thing that has power completely is love, because when a man loves, he seeks no power, and therefore he has power.
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Completely Love Man One Power Thing Wise
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
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

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