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We do not work for men. We work for the land and the people. We do not even work for money.

Alan Paton

If you wrote a novel in South Africa which didn’t concern the central issues, it wouldn’t be worth publishing.
ALAN PATON

Central Concern Country Novel Publish Ussie Worth Wrote
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
The ground is holy, being even as it came from the Creator.
ALAN PATON

Being Came Creator Ground Holy
When a deep injury is done us, we never recover until we forgive.
ALAN PATON

Dep Done Forgive Injury Recover Until
Cry, the beloved country, these things are not yet at an end.
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Beloved Country Cry End Thing Yet
The tragedy is not that things are broken.
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Broken Thing Tragedy
But when the house is destroyed, there is something to do. About a storm he can do nothing, but he can rebuild a house.
ALAN PATON

Anything Destroy House Rebuild Something Strom
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.
ALAN PATON

Against Deserted Forest Harbour Lap Quay Silent Tap
I have never thought that a Christian would be free of suffering, umfundisi.
ALAN PATON

Christian Free Suffer Thought
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
Nosecond Johannesburg isneededuponthe earth.One is enough.
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Enough No One People Second
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
Cry for the broken tribe, for the law and the custom that is gone. Aye, and cry aloud for the man who is dead, for the woman and children bereaved.
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Aloud Aye Bereaved Children Custom Dead Law Tribe Woman
Who knows for what we live, and struggle, and die?…
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Die Know Live Struggle
Happy the eyes that can close
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Close Eye Happy One Liner
Money is to make happy the lives of children. Money is for security, and for dreams, and for hopes, and for purposes.
ALAN PATON

Children Dream Happy Hope Live Make Money Security

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