Cry for the broken tribe, for the law and the custom that is gone. Aye, and cry aloud for the man who is dead, for the woman and children bereaved.
ALAN PATONThere are voices crying what must be done, a hundred, a thousand voices.
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The sun pours down on the earth, on the lovely land that man cannot enjoy. He knows only the fear of his heart.
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It is not “forgive and forget” as if nothing wrong had ever happened, but “forgive and go forward,
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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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But I have learned that kindness and love can pay for pain and suffering.
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All roads lead to Johannesburg.
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Therefore if a law is unjust, and if the Judge judges according to the law, that is justice, even if it is not just.
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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 never thought that a Christian would be free of suffering, umfundisi.
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Money is for food and clothes and comfort, and a visit to the pictures. Money is to make happy the lives of children.
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Then some unknown rebellion brewed in you, doing harm to you, though how I do not understand.
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Let him not be too moved when the birds of his land are singing.
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For fear will rob him of all if he gives too much.
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But perhaps when you were too obedient, and did not do openly what others did, and were quiet in church and hard-working at school.
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Money is for buying the fruits of the earth, of the land where you were born.
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There is a man sleeping in the grass. And over him is gathering the greatest storm of all his days.
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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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There is a lovely road that runs from Ixopo into the hills.
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The ground is holy, being even as it came from the Creator.
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When men are ruled by fear, they strive to prevent the very changes that will abate it.
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Happy the eyes that can close
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And whether they do not see him there in the grass, or whether they fear to halt even a moment, but they do not wake him, they let him be.
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I am a weak and sinful man, but God put His hands on me, that is all.
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Nosecond Johannesburg isneededuponthe earth.One is enough.
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Fear is a journey,a terrible journey, but sorrow is at least an arrival.
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Nothing is ever quiet, except for fools.
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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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