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Although nothing has come yet, something is here already.

Alan Paton

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.
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Away Compass False Journey Lie Life Ned Play Rest Slip
When the storm threatens, a man is afraid for his house.
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Afraid House Man Storm Threaten
Happy the eyes that can close
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Close Eye Happy One Liner
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
Let him not be too moved when the birds of his land are singing.
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Bird Land Move Sing
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
What broke in a man when he could bring himself to kill another?
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Another Broke Could Himself Kill Man
I have one great fear in my heart, that one day when they are turned to loving, they will find that we are turned to hating.
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Day Fera Great Heart Love One Turn
But to punish and not to restore, that is the greatest of all offences.
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All Greatest Offence Punish Restore
Who knows for what we live, and struggle, and die?…
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Die Know Live Struggle
But when the dawn will come, of our emancipation, from the fear of bondage and the bondage of fear, why, that is a secret.
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Bondage Come Drawn Emancipation Fear Love
It is not permissible to add to one’s possesions if these things can only be done at the cost of other men.
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Cost Done Men One Other Permissible Possession These Thing
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
Sorrow is better than fear. Fear is a journey, a terrible journey. But, sorrow is at least an arriving.
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Better Fear Sorrow
And money is not something to go mad about …
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Mad Money Something
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.
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Believe Come Knew Lord Our Suffer

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