The tragedy is not that things are broken.
ALAN PATON
ALAN PATON
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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 PatonAlan Paton When the storm threatens, a man is afraid for his house.
Alan PatonAlan Paton The ground is holy, being even as it came from the Creator.
Alan PatonAlan Paton There is a man sleeping in the grass. And over him is gathering the greatest storm of all his days.
Alan PatonAlan Paton It is not permissible to add to one’s possesions if these things can only be done at the cost of other men.
Alan PatonAlan Paton Money is for food and clothes and comfort, and a visit to the pictures. Money is to make happy the lives of children.
Alan PatonAlan Paton The Judge does not make the law. It is people that make the law.
Alan PatonAlan Paton For fear will rob him of all if he gives too much.
Alan PatonAlan Paton Money is for food and clothes and comfort, and a visit to the pictures.
Alan PatonAlan Paton But what do they help if one seeks for counsel, for one cries this, and one cries that, and another cries something that is neither this nor that.
Alan PatonAlan 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 PatonAlan Paton Happy the eyes that can close
Alan PatonAlan Paton It is not “forgive and forget” as if nothing wrong had ever happened, but “forgive and go forward,
Alan PatonAlan Paton Sorrow is better than fear. Fear is a journey, a terrible journey. But, sorrow is at least an arriving.
Alan PatonAlan Paton Wise men write many books, in words too hard to understand. But this, the purpose of our lives, the end of all our struggle, is beyond all human wisdom.
Alan PatonAlan Paton The truth is, our civilization is not Christian; it is a tragic compound of great ideal and fearful practice, of loving charity and fearful clutching of possessions.
Alan PatonAlan Paton
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And in the end when the money is gone – will you still stay it was worth it.
M.K. StandbyM.K. Standby My soul speaks a language, only you can understand.
Ginnie BaleGinnie Bale In another life, you kept your word, and forever’s still ours for the taking.
Harriet SelinaHarriet Selina Journey with struggle becomes a great tale in the future.
Carla StokesCarla Stokes I’m not asking that you take the bullet for me. I wish you’d shoot first.
Danielle MontgomeryDanielle Montgomery A rainy day is the perfect excuse to explore deeper feelings.
Emily BockEmily Bock Stop taking care of everyone else before you take care of yourself.
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There are various ways of mending a broken heart, but perhaps going to a learned conference is one of the more unusual.
Barbara PymBarbara Pym Yoga allows you to rediscover a sense of wholeness in your life, where you do not feel like you are constantly trying to fit broken pieces together.
B.K.S. IyengarB.K.S. Iyengar You never lose by loving. You always lose by holding back. The heart will break… but broken live on.
Barbara De AngelisBarbara De Angelis Rules are mostly made to be broken and are too often for the lazy to hide behind.
Douglas MacArthurDouglas MacArthur The rigid cause themselves to be broken; the pliable cause themselves to be bound.
XunziXunzi The heart will break, but broken live on.
Lord ByronLord Byron Do you know how many athletes go broke three years after they stop playing? I want to help them hold on to their money. I mean, I know about budgets.
Jay-ZJay-Z That combination of love affair and loneliness is what enables the warrior to constantly reach out to help others. By renouncing his private world, the warrior discovers a greater universe and a fuller and fuller broken heart. This is not something to feel bad about; it is a cause for rejoicing.
Chogyam TrungpaChogyam Trungpa