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.
ALAN PATONThe 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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Money is to make happy the lives of children. Money is for security, and for dreams, and for hopes, and for purposes.
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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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Building on the mistakes of the past and the energy generated by reconciliation to create a new future.
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Therefore if a law is unjust, and if the Judge judges according to the law, that is justice, even if it is not just.
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These hills are grass-covered and rolling, and they are lovely beyond any singing of it.
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This is no time to talk of hedges and fields, or the beauties of any country.
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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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Sorrow is better than fear.
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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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Nor give too much of his heart to a mountain or a valley. For fear will rob him if he gives too much.
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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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It was not his habit to dwell on what could have been, but what could never be.
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But when the house is destroyed, there is something to do. About a storm he can do nothing, but he can rebuild a house.
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When a deep injury is done us, we never recover until we forgive.
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But to punish and not to restore, that is the greatest of all offences.
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