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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.

Alan Paton

And money is not something to go mad about …
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Mad Money Something
The tragedy is not that things are broken.
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Broken Thing Tragedy
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.
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Against Deserted Forest Harbour Lap Quay Silent Tap
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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Destruction Environment Exemplify Humanity Live Man Own Place Reverence
Happy the eyes that can close
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Close Eye Happy One Liner
There is a man sleeping in the grass. And over him is gathering the greatest storm of all his days.
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All Day Gather Grass Great Man Over Sleep Storm
There is only one way in which one can endure man’s inhumanity to man and that is to try, in one’s own life, to exemplify man’s humanity to man.
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Endure Inhumanity Life One Only Own Way
Nosecond Johannesburg isneededuponthe earth.One is enough.
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Enough No One People Second
Money is for food and clothes and comfort, and a visit to the pictures.
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Clothes Comfort Food Money Picture Visit
People hurry home past him, to places safe from danger.
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Danger Hime Hurry Past People Place Safe
Ask yourself not if this or that is expedient, but if it is right.
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Ask Expedient Right Yourself
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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Day Fera Great Heart Love One Turn
The ground is holy, being even as it came from the Creator.
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Being Came Creator Ground Holy
When a deep injury is done us, we never recover until we forgive.
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Dep Done Forgive Injury Recover Until
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
When I go up there, which is my intention, the Big Judge will say to me, Where are your wounds? and if I say I haven’t any, he will say, Was there nothing to fight for?
ALAN PATON

Any Big Go Intention Judge Say Will Wound

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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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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