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The tragedy is not that things are broken.

Alan 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.
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Day Fera Great Heart Love One Turn
I have never thought that a Christian would be free of suffering, umfundisi.
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Christian Free Suffer Thought
There is only one thing that has power completely, and that is love.
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Completely Love One Only Power Thing
I am a weak and sinful man, but God put His hands on me, that is all.
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All God Hand His Man Sinful Well
When men are ruled by fear, they strive to prevent the very changes that will abate it.
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Abate Change Men Prevent Rule Strive Very
There is a lovely road that runs from Ixopo into the hills.
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Hill Lovely Raed Run
Such lightening and thunder will come there has never been seen before, bringing death and destruction.
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Been Before Bring Come Death Destructive Lighten never Such Thunder
We do not work for men. We work for the land and the people. We do not even work for money.
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Men Work
But when the house is destroyed, there is something to do. About a storm he can do nothing, but he can rebuild a house.
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Anything Destroy House Rebuild Something Strom
When I go up there, which is my intention, the Big Judge will say to me, Where are your wounds? and if I say I haven’t any, he will say, Was there nothing to fight for?
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Any Big Go Intention Judge Say Will Wound
Money is for food and clothes and comfort, and a visit to the pictures.
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Clothes Comfort Food Money Picture Visit
These hills are grass-covered and rolling, and they are lovely beyond any singing of it.
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Beyond Covered Grass Love Roll Sing
What broke when he could bring himself to thrust down the knife into the warm flesh, to bring down the axe on the living head, to cleave down between the seeing eyes, to shoot the gun that would drive death into the beating heart?
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Beat Broke Death Down Flesh Heart Knife Living Thrust
For who can stop the heart from breaking?
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Break Heart Stop
What broke in a man when he could bring himself to kill another?
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Another Broke Could Himself Kill Man
Sorrow is better than fear.
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Better Fear Sorrow

The tragedy is not that things are broken.

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