We do not work for men. We work for the land and the people. We do not even work for money.
ALAN PATONWhen the storm threatens, a man is afraid for his house.
More Alan Paton Quotes
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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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Building on the mistakes of the past and the energy generated by reconciliation to create a new future.
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Let him not be too moved when the birds of his land are singing.
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There is a lovely road that runs from Ixopo into the hills.
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Happy the eyes that can close
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It is not “forgive and forget” as if nothing wrong had ever happened, but “forgive and go forward,
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And money is not something to go mad about …
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Now God be thanked that the name of a hill is such music, that the name of a river can heal.
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Cry, the beloved country, these things are not yet at an end.
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Nor give too much of his heart to a mountain or a valley. For fear will rob him if he gives too much.
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What broke in a man when he could bring himself to kill another?
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Therefore if a law is unjust, and if the Judge judges according to the law, that is justice, even if it is not just.
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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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Fear is a journey,a terrible journey, but sorrow is at least an arrival.
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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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