But to punish and not to restore, that is the greatest of all offences.
ALAN PATONSorrow is better than fear. Fear is a journey, a terrible journey. But, sorrow is at least an arriving.
More Alan Paton Quotes
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People hurry home past him, to places safe from danger.
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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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The ground is holy, being even as it came from the Creator.
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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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For mines are for men, not for money. And money is not something to go mad about, and throw your hat into the air for.
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When the storm threatens, a man is afraid for his house.
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But I have learned that kindness and love can pay for pain and suffering.
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All roads lead to Johannesburg.
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One day in Johannesburg, and already the tribe was being rebuilt, the house and soul being restored.
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One thing is about to be finished, but here is something that is only begun. And while I live it will continue
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I have never thought that a Christian would be free of suffering, umfundisi.
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Cry, the beloved country, for the unborn child that’s the inheritor of our fear.
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There is a lovely road that runs from Ixopo into the hills.
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Let him not be too moved when the birds of his land are singing.
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But the one thing that has power completely is love, because when a man loves, he seeks no power, and therefore he has power.
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