It was not his habit to dwell on what could have been, but what could never be.
ALAN PATONBut the one thing that has power completely is love, because when a man loves, he seeks no power, and therefore he has power.
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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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For mines are for men, not for money. And money is not something to go mad about, and throw your hat into the air for.
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Behind the polished panelling the white ant eats away the wood. Nothing is ever quiet, except for fools
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The Judge does not make the law. It is people that make the law.
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Forgive us all, for we all have trespasses.
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But I have learned that kindness and love can pay for pain and suffering.
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Now God be thanked that the name of a hill is such music, that the name of a river can heal.
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There is only one thing that has power completely, and that is love.
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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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Nothing is ever quiet, except for fools.
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Let him not love the earth too deeply. Let him not laugh too gladly when the water runs through his fingers, nor stand too silent when the setting sun makes red the veld with fire.
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One thing is about to be finished, but here is something that is only begun. And while I live it will continue
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People hurry home past him, to places safe from danger.
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To give up the task of reforming society is to give up one’s responsibility as a free man.
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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.
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