Alan Paton
Alan Paton
Alan Stewart Patonwas a South African author and anti-apartheid activist...
NationalitySouth African
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth11 January 1903
men land care
The ground is holy, being even as it came from the Creator. Keep it, guard it, care for it, for it keeps men, guards men, cares for men. Destroy it and man is destroyed.
compassion heaven gold
And were your back as broad as heaven, and your purse full of gold, and did your compassion reach from here to hell itself, there is nothing you can do.
fool cry-the-beloved-country quiet
Nothing is ever quiet, except for fools.
cry-the-beloved-country beloved-country one-thing
There is only one thing that has power completely, and that is love.
men hands cry-the-beloved-country
I am a weak and sinful man, but God put His hands on me, that is all.
forgiving
Forgive us all, for we all have trespasses.
christian believe suffering
I have never thought that a Christian would be free of suffering, umfundisi. 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.
nowhere-to-go
The Afrikaner has nowhere to go, and thats why he would rather destroy himself than capitulate.