Let him not be too moved when the birds of his land are singing.
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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Although nothing has come yet, something is here already.
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Such lightening and thunder will come there has never been seen before, bringing death and destruction.
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There is a lovely road that runs from Ixopo into the hills.
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For fear will rob him of all if he gives too much.
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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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Keep it, guard it, care for it, for it keeps men, guards men, cares for men. Destroy it and man is destroyed.
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It is not permissible to add to one’s possesions if these things can only be done at the cost of other men.
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Sorrow is better than fear.
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Nothing is ever quiet, except for fools.
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And man’s destruction of his own environment, is to exemplify in your own lives man’s humanity to man and man’s reverence for the place in which he lives.
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Something deep is touched here, something that is good and deep.
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Life has not taught me to expect nothing, but she has taught me not to expect success to be the inevitable result of my endeavors.
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But to punish and not to restore, that is the greatest of all offences.
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It was not his habit to dwell on what could have been, but what could never be.
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Happy the eyes that can close
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