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One day in Johannesburg, and already the tribe was being rebuilt, the house and soul being restored.

Alan Paton

Sorrow is better than fear. Fear is a journey, a terrible journey. But, sorrow is at least an arriving.
ALAN PATON

Better Fear Sorrow
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.
ALAN PATON

Ehetehr Grass Halt Moment Movement See Wake
One day in Johannesburg, and already the tribe was being rebuilt, the house and soul being restored.
ALAN PATON

Already Being Day One People Rebuilt Tribe
When the storm threatens, a man is afraid for his house.
ALAN PATON

Afraid House Man Storm Threaten
And man’s destruction of his own environment, is to exemplify in your own lives man’s humanity to man and man’s reverence for the place in which he lives.
ALAN PATON

Destruction Environment Exemplify Humanity Live Man Own Place Reverence
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
There is only one thing that has power completely, and that is love.
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Completely Love One Only Power Thing
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.
ALAN PATON

Country Creation Great Healer Make Taught Use Wound
In the deserted harbour there is yet water that laps against the quays. In the dark and silent forest, there is a leaf that falls.
ALAN PATON

Against Deserted Forest Harbour Lap Quay Silent Tap
The sun pours down on the earth, on the lovely land that man cannot enjoy. He knows only the fear of his heart.
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Down Eath Enjoy Fear Heart Land Lovely Man Pour Sun
Such development has only one true name, and that is exploitation.
ALAN PATON

As Development Exploit Name Such True
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
because life slips away, and because I need for the rest of my journey a star that will not play false to me, a compass that will not lie.
ALAN PATON

Away Compass False Journey Lie Life Ned Play Rest Slip
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
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
Nosecond Johannesburg isneededuponthe earth.One is enough.
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Enough No One People Second

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