There is a man sleeping in the grass. And over him is gathering the greatest storm of all his days.
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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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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There is not much talking now. A silence falls upon them all.
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Happy the eyes that can close
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Such development has only one true name, and that is exploitation.
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And money is not something to go mad about …
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Let him not be too moved when the birds of his land are singing.
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I am a weak and sinful man, but God put His hands on me, that is all.
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Life has not taught me to expect nothing, but she has taught me not to expect success to be the inevitable result of my endeavors.
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But I have learned that kindness and love can pay for pain and suffering.
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Then some unknown rebellion brewed in you, doing harm to you, though how I do not understand.
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There is a lovely road that runs from Ixopo into the hills.
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The only way in which one can make endurable man’s inhumanity to man.
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The Afrikaner has nowhere to go, and thats why he would rather destroy himself than capitulate.
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I couldn’t face that question. (Ah, But Your Land Is Beautiful)
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Nosecond Johannesburg isneededuponthe earth.One is enough.
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