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It is not permissible to add to one’s possesions if these things can only be done at the cost of other men.

Alan Paton

When I go up there, which is my intention, the Big Judge will say to me, Where are your wounds? and if I say I haven’t any, he will say, Was there nothing to fight for?
ALAN PATON

Any Big Go Intention Judge Say Will Wound
Nor give too much of his heart to a mountain or a valley. For fear will rob him if he gives too much.
ALAN PATON

Fear Give Heart Mountain Much Nor Rob Valley
Who knows for what we live, and struggle, and die?…
ALAN PATON

Die Know Live Struggle
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?
ALAN PATON

Beat Broke Death Down Flesh Heart Knife Living Thrust
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.
ALAN PATON

Endeavor Life Nothing Result She Success Taught
Nosecond Johannesburg isneededuponthe earth.One is enough.
ALAN PATON

Enough No One People Second
The sun pours down on the earth, on the lovely land that man cannot enjoy. He knows only the fear of his heart.
ALAN PATON

Down Eath Enjoy Fear Heart Land Lovely Man Pour Sun
One day in Johannesburg, and already the tribe was being rebuilt, the house and soul being restored.
ALAN PATON

Already Being Day One People Rebuilt Tribe
Now God be thanked that the name of a hill is such music, that the name of a river can heal.
ALAN PATON

Can God Heal Hill Music Name Now River Such Thank
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.
ALAN PATON

Back Broad Compassion Full Gold Heaven Nothing Purse Reach
Keep it, guard it, care for it, for it keeps men, guards men, cares for men. Destroy it and man is destroyed.
ALAN PATON

Care Destroy Guard Jeep Men
I have always found that actively loving saves one from a morbid preoccupation with the shortcomings of society.
ALAN PATON

Achieve Always Found Love Morbid Preoccupation Save Shortcoming Society
What broke in a man when he could bring himself to kill another?
ALAN PATON

Another Broke Could Himself Kill Man
There is a lovely road that runs from Ixopo into the hills.
ALAN PATON

Hill Into Lovely Road Run Xopo
There is a man sleeping in the grass. And over him is gathering the greatest storm of all his days.
ALAN PATON

All Day Gather Grass Great Man Over Sleep Storm
But I have learned that kindness and love can pay for pain and suffering.
ALAN PATON

Kindness Learn Love Pain Pay Suffer

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