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To give up the task of reforming society is to give up one’s responsibility as a free man.

Alan Paton

There are voices crying what must be done, a hundred, a thousand voices.
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Cry Done Hundred Must Thousand Voice
because life slips away, and because I need for the rest of my journey a star that will not play false to me, a compass that will not lie.
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Away Compass False Journey Lie Life Ned Play Rest Slip
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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Endeavor Life Nothing Result She Success Taught
Although nothing has come yet, something is here already.
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Already Although Come Nothing Something
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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Believe Come Knew Lord Our Suffer
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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Air Hat Mad Men Mine Money Something Throw
Who knows for what we live, and struggle, and die?…
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Die Know Live Struggle
Nor give too much of his heart to a mountain or a valley. For fear will rob him if he gives too much.
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Fear Give Heart Mountain Much Nor Rob Valley
The tragedy is not that things are broken.
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Broken Thing Tragedy
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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Book Hard Human Many Struggle Understand Wisdom Write
Behind the polished panelling the white ant eats away the wood. Nothing is ever quiet, except for fools
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Behind Eat Fool Nothing Panel Polish Wood
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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Can God Heal Hill Music Name Now River Such Thank
There is not much talking now. A silence falls upon them all.
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All Fall Much Now Silence Talk
Forgive us all, for we all have trespasses.
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All Forgive Trespass Us
When the storm threatens, a man is afraid for his house.
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Afraid House Man Storm Threaten
For fear will rob him of all if he gives too much.
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Fear Give Much Rob Too

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