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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.

Alan Paton

There is a lovely road that runs from Ixopo into the hills.
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Hill Lovely Raed Run
Ask yourself not if this or that is expedient, but if it is right.
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Ask Expedient Right Yourself
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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Ehetehr Grass Halt Moment Movement See Wake
These hills are grass-covered and rolling, and they are lovely beyond any singing of it.
ALAN PATON

Beyond Covered Grass Love Roll Sing
The Judge does not make the law. It is people that make the law.
ALAN PATON

Judge Law Make People
Who knows for what we live, and struggle, and die?…
ALAN PATON

Die Know Live Struggle
I couldn’t face that question. (Ah, But Your Land Is Beautiful)
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Beautiful Face Land Question
There is not much talking now. A silence falls upon them all.
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All Fall Much Now Silence Talk
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.
ALAN PATON

Christian Civilization Compound Fearful Grant Ideal Love Possession Practice Tragic Truth
We do not work for men. We work for the land and the people. We do not even work for money.
ALAN PATON

Men Work
For our Lord suffered. And I come to believe that he suffered, not to save us from suffering, but to teach us how to bear suffering. For he knew that there is no life without suffering.
ALAN PATON

Believe Come Knew Lord Our Suffer
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.
ALAN PATON

Deep Earth FIner Fire Let Love Make Sun Through
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
Pain and suffering, they are a secret. Kindness and love, they are a secret.
ALAN PATON

Kindness Love Pain Secret Suffer
This is no time to talk of hedges and fields, or the beauties of any country.
ALAN PATON

Beauty Country Field Hedge Talk Time
Happy the eyes that can close
ALAN PATON

Close Eye Happy One Liner

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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