There is only one thing that has power completely, and that is love.
ALAN PATONFor fear will rob him of all if he gives too much.
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When the storm threatens, a man is afraid for his house.
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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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I have always found that actively loving saves one from a morbid preoccupation with the shortcomings of society.
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These hills are grass-covered and rolling, and they are lovely beyond any singing of it.
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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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There is not much talking now. A silence falls upon them all.
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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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When men are ruled by fear, they strive to prevent the very changes that will abate it.
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We do not work for men. We work for the land and the people. We do not even work for money.
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Sorrow is better than fear.
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There is a lovely road that runs from Ixopo into the hills.
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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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When a deep injury is done us, we never recover until we forgive.
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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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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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