All Alan Paton Quotes
- The Afrikaner has nowhere to go, and thats why he would rather destroy himself than capitulate. African American
- There is a lovely road that runs from Ixopo into the hills. These hills are grass-covered and rolling, and they are lovely beyond any singing… Any
- It is my belief that the only power which can resist the power of fear is the power of love. Belief
- I envision someday a great, peaceful South Africa in which the world will take pride, a nation in which each of many different groups will… Africa
- There is only one thing that has power completely, and that is love. Completely
- St. Francis of Assisi taught me that there is a wound in the Creation and that the greatest use we could make of our lives… Ask
- But to punish and not to restore, that is the greatest of all offences. All
- For fear will rob him of all if he gives too much. All
- When men are ruled by fear, they strive to prevent the very changes that will abate it. Abate
- And money is not something to go mad about ... Money is for food and clothes and comfort, and a visit to the pictures. Money… Children
- But sorrow is better than fear. For fear impoverishes always, while sorrow may enrich. Better
- 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.… Endeavor
- 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,… Came
- When a deep injury is done us, we never recover until we forgive. Deep
- If you wrote a novel in South Africa which didn't concern the central issues, it wouldn't be worth publishing. Africa
- Cry, the beloved country, for the unborn child that is the inheritor of our fear. Let him not love the earth too deeply... For fear… All
- The tragedy is not that things are broken. The tragedy is that things are not mended again. Broken
- It is not permissible for us to go on destroying the family life when we know that we are destroying it. Destroying
- Happy the eyes that can close Close
- Cry, the beloved country, for the unborn child that's the inheritor of our fear. Let him not love the earth too deeply. Let him not… Beloved