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When the storm threatens, a man is afraid for his house.

Alan Paton

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.
ALAN PATON

Afraid Anger Defend Let Poor Strong Weak
There is only one thing that has power completely, and that is love.
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Completely Love One Only Power Thing
For our Lord suffered. And I come to believe that he suffered, not to save us from suffering, but to teach us how to bear suffering. For he knew that there is no life without suffering.
ALAN PATON

Believe Come Knew Lord Our Suffer
Therefore if a law is unjust, and if the Judge judges according to the law, that is justice, even if it is not just.
ALAN PATON

According Judge Justice Law Unjust
The only way in which one can make endurable man’s inhumanity to man.
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Endurable Inhumanity Make Man Only Way
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.
ALAN PATON

Deep Earth FIner Fire Let Love Make Sun Through
Sorrow is better than fear. Fear is a journey, a terrible journey. But, sorrow is at least an arriving.
ALAN PATON

Better Fear Sorrow
I have never thought that a Christian would be free of suffering, umfundisi.
ALAN PATON

Christian Free Suffer Thought
I couldn’t face that question. (Ah, But Your Land Is Beautiful)
ALAN PATON

Beautiful Face Land Question
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.
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Endeavor Life Nothing Result She Success Taught
But the one thing that has power completely is love, because when a man loves, he seeks no power, and therefore he has power.
ALAN PATON

Completely Love Man One Power Thing Wise
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
Pain and suffering, they are a secret. Kindness and love, they are a secret.
ALAN PATON

Kindness Love Pain Secret Suffer
It is my belief that the only power which can resist the power of fear is the power of love.
ALAN PATON

Belief Fear Love Only Power Resist
It is not permissible for us to go on destroying the family life when we know that we are destroying it.
ALAN PATON

Destroy Family Know Life Permissible Us
There is a lovely road that runs from Ixopo into the hills.
ALAN PATON

Hill Into Lovely Road Run Xopo

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