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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.

Alan Paton

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
Behind the polished panelling the white ant eats away the wood. Nothing is ever quiet, except for fools
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Behind Eat Fool Nothing Panel Polish Wood
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.
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Afraid Anger Defend Let Poor Strong Weak
What broke when he could bring himself to thrust down the knife into the warm flesh, to bring down the axe on the living head, to cleave down between the seeing eyes, to shoot the gun that would drive death into the beating heart?
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Beat Broke Death Down Flesh Heart Knife Living Thrust
Although nothing has come yet, something is here already.
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Already Although Come Nothing Something
Sorrow is better than fear.
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Better Fear Sorrow
The tragedy is that things are not mended again.
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Again Mend Thing Tragedy
Nothing is ever quiet, except for fools.
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Ever Except Foot Nothing Quiet
But perhaps when you were too obedient, and did not do openly what others did, and were quiet in church and hard-working at school.
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Hard Obedient Open Other Perhaps Quiet School Too Wear Work
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
I have one great fear in my heart, that one day when they are turned to loving, they will find that we are turned to hating.
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Day Fera Great Heart Love One Turn
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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Christian Civilization Compound Fearful Grant Ideal Love Possession Practice Tragic Truth
People hurry home past him, to places safe from danger.
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Danger Hime Hurry Past People Place Safe
I am a weak and sinful man, but God put His hands on me, that is all.
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All God Hand His Man Sinful Well
Something deep is touched here, something that is good and deep.
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Deep Good Here Something Touch
This is no time to talk of hedges and fields, or the beauties of any country.
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Beauty Country Field Hedge Talk Time

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