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Alan Paton

But what do they help if one seeks for counsel, for one cries this, and one cries that, and another cries something that is neither this nor that.
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Another Counsel Cry Help Neither Seek Something
Forgive us all, for we all have trespasses.
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All Forgive Trespass Us
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
There are voices crying what must be done, a hundred, a thousand voices.
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Cry Done Hundred Must Thousand Voice
There is a lovely road that runs from Ixopo into the hills.
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Hill Lovely Raed Run
For fear will rob him of all if he gives too much.
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Fear Give Much Rob Too
What broke in a man when he could bring himself to kill another?
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Another Broke Could Himself Kill Man
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.
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Destruction Environment Exemplify Humanity Live Man Own Place Reverence
For who can stop the heart from breaking?
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Break Heart Stop
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.
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Against Deserted Forest Harbour Lap Quay Silent Tap
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
Sorrow is better than fear.
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Better Fear Sorrow
We do not work for men. We work for the land and the people. We do not even work for money.
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Men Work
Then some unknown rebellion brewed in you, doing harm to you, though how I do not understand.
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Church Hard Obedient Open Other Perhaps Quiet Understand Work
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
It is my belief that the only power which can resist the power of fear is the power of love.
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Belief Fear Love Only Power Resist

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