Cry, the beloved country, these things are not yet at an end.
ALAN PATONWise 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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When men are ruled by fear, they strive to prevent the very changes that will abate it.
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Such lightening and thunder will come there has never been seen before, bringing death and destruction.
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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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Keep it, guard it, care for it, for it keeps men, guards men, cares for men. Destroy it and man is destroyed.
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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.
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Nosecond Johannesburg isneededuponthe earth.One is enough.
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The 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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And were your back as broad as heaven, and your purse full of gold, and did your compassion reach from here to hell itself, there is nothing you can do.
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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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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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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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It is my belief that the only power which can resist the power of fear is the power of love.
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Ask yourself not if this or that is expedient, but if it is right.
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Pain and suffering, they are a secret. Kindness and love, they are a secret.
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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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