1.
The tragedy is not that things are broken. The tragedy is that things are not mended again.
Alan Paton
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Alan Paton
2.
But sorrow is better than fear. For fear impoverishes always, while sorrow may enrich.
Alan Paton
3.
But when the dawn will come, of our emancipation, from the fear of bondage and the bondage of fear, why, that is a secret.
Alan Paton
4.
Nothing is ever quiet, except for fools.
Alan Paton
5.
Now God be thanked that the name of a hill is such music, that the name of a river can heal.
Alan Paton
6.
There is only one thing that has power completely, and that is love.
Alan Paton
7.
For it is the dawn that has come, as it has come for a thousand centuries, never failing.
Alan Paton
8.
I am a weak and sinful man, but God put His hands on me, that is all.
Alan Paton
9.
It is not permissible for us to go on destroying the family life when we know that we are destroying it.
Alan Paton
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There is a lovely road that runs from Ixopo into the hills.
Alan Paton