But to punish and not to restore, that is the greatest of all offences.
ALAN PATONThere is a lovely road that runs from Ixopo into the hills.
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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.
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Forgive us all, for we all have trespasses.
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It is not permissible for us to go on destroying the family life when we know that we are destroying it.
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Sorrow is better than fear. Fear is a journey, a terrible journey. But, sorrow is at least an arriving.
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Cry, the beloved country, these things are not yet at an end.
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But sorrow is better than fear. For fear impoverishes always, while sorrow may enrich.
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There is a man sleeping in the grass. And over him is gathering the greatest storm of all his days.
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The ground is holy, being even as it came from the Creator.
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St. Francis of Assisi taught me that there is a wound in the Creation and that the greatest use we could make of our lives was to ask to be made a healer of it.
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To give up the task of reforming society is to give up one’s responsibility as a free man.
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The Afrikaner has nowhere to go, and thats why he would rather destroy himself than capitulate.
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All roads lead to Johannesburg.
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She taught me to seek sustenance from the endeavor itself, but to leave the result to God.
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For mines are for men, not for money. And money is not something to go mad about, and throw your hat into the air for.
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The truth is, our civilization is not Christian; it is a tragic compound of great ideal and fearful practice, of loving charity and fearful clutching of possessions.
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