Alan Paton on threaten
Alan Paton98 quotes“When the storm threatens, a man is afraid for his house.”
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Although nothing has come yet, something is here already.
Alan PatonAlan Paton But to punish and not to restore, that is the greatest of all offences.
Alan PatonAlan Paton This is no time to talk of hedges and fields, or the beauties of any country.
Alan PatonAlan Paton Money is to make happy the lives of children. Money is for security, and for dreams, and for hopes, and for purposes.
Alan PatonAlan Paton One day in Johannesburg, and already the tribe was being rebuilt, the house and soul being restored.
Alan PatonAlan Paton 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.
Alan PatonAlan Paton Forgive us all, for we all have trespasses.
Alan PatonAlan Paton Cry, the beloved country, for the unborn child that’s the inheritor of our fear.
Alan PatonAlan Paton Money is for buying the fruits of the earth, of the land where you were born.
Alan PatonAlan Paton 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.
Alan PatonAlan Paton And whether they do not see him there in the grass, or whether they fear to halt even a moment, but they do not wake him, they let him be.
Alan PatonAlan Paton 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 PatonAlan Paton Fear is a journey,a terrible journey, but sorrow is at least an arrival.
Alan PatonAlan Paton There is not much talking now. A silence falls upon them all.
Alan PatonAlan Paton These hills are grass-covered and rolling, and they are lovely beyond any singing of it.
Alan PatonAlan Paton The Afrikaner has nowhere to go, and thats why he would rather destroy himself than capitulate.
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Books are delightful when prosperity happily smiles; when adversity threatens, they are inseparable comforters.
Bill VaughanBill Vaughan He threatens many that hath injured one.
Ben JonsonBen Jonson The passion for power over others can never cease to threaten mankind, and is always sure of finding new and unforseen allies in continuing its martyrology.
Lord ActonLord Acton We both have war inside us. Sometimes it keeps us alive. Sometimes it threatens to destroy us.
Veronica RothVeronica Roth Most children threaten at times to run away from home. This is the only thing that keeps some parents going.
Phyllis DillerPhyllis Diller Even very young children need to be informed about dying. Explain the concept of death very carefully to your child. This will make threatening him with it much more effective.
P. J. O'RourkeP. J. O'Rourke Human-caused climate change threatens almost every aspect of human existence.
Alan LowenthalAlan Lowenthal We as central bankers need not be concerned if a collapsing financial asset bubble does not threaten to impair the real economy, its production, jobs and price stability.
Alan GreenspanAlan Greenspan
