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 PATONI am a weak and sinful man, but God put His hands on me, that is all.
More Alan Paton Quotes
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And money is not something to go mad about …
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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.
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Let him not be too moved when the birds of his land are singing.
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Who knows for what we live, and struggle, and die?…
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The Afrikaner has nowhere to go, and thats why he would rather destroy himself than capitulate.
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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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What broke in a man when he could bring himself to kill another?
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Ask yourself not if this or that is expedient, but if it is right.
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Forgive us all, for we all have trespasses.
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One day in Johannesburg, and already the tribe was being rebuilt, the house and soul being restored.
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But sorrow is better than fear. For fear impoverishes always, while sorrow may enrich.
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But when the dawn will come, of our emancipation, from the fear of bondage and the bondage of fear, why, that is a secret.
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I have never thought that a Christian would be free of suffering, umfundisi.
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Building on the mistakes of the past and the energy generated by reconciliation to create a new future.
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For fear will rob him of all if he gives too much.
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