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Cry, the beloved country, for the unborn child that is the inheritor of our fear. Let him not love the earth too deeply… For fear will rob him of all if he gives too much.

Alan Paton

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
There is a lovely road that runs from Ixopo into the hills.
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Hill Into Lovely Road Run Xopo
Something deep is touched here, something that is good and deep.
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Deep Good Here Something Touch
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.
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Deep Earth FIner Fire Let Love Make Sun Through
It was not his habit to dwell on what could have been, but what could never be.
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Been Could Dwell Habit never
There is only one way in which one can endure man’s inhumanity to man and that is to try, in one’s own life, to exemplify man’s humanity to man.
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Endure Inhumanity Life One Only Own Way
The sun pours down on the earth, on the lovely land that man cannot enjoy. He knows only the fear of his heart.
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Down Eath Enjoy Fear Heart Land Lovely Man Pour Sun
The Judge does not make the law. It is people that make the law.
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Judge Law Make People
For who can stop the heart from breaking?
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Break Heart Stop
In the deserted harbour there is yet water that laps against the quays. In the dark and silent forest, there is a leaf that falls.
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Against Deserted Forest Harbour Lap Quay Silent Tap
Sadness and fear and hate, how they well up in the heart and mind, whenever one opens pages of these messengers of doom.
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Doom Fear Hate Hell Messenger Mind Open Sadness
Sorrow is better than fear. Fear is a journey, a terrible journey. But, sorrow is at least an arriving.
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Better Fear Sorrow
When a deep injury is done us, we never recover until we forgive.
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Dep Done Forgive Injury Recover Until
Pain and suffering, they are a secret. Kindness and love, they are a secret.
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Kindness Love Pain Secret Suffer
The ground is holy, being even as it came from the Creator.
ALAN PATON

Being Came Creator Ground Holy
To give up the task of reforming society is to give up one’s responsibility as a free man.
ALAN PATON

Free Give Man Reform Responsibility Society Task

Cry, the beloved country, for the unborn child that is the inheritor of our fear. Let him not love the earth too deeply… For fear will rob him of all if he gives too much.

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Cry, the beloved country, for the unborn child that is the inheritor of our fear. Let him not love the earth too deeply… For fear will rob him of all if he gives too much.

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