For fear will rob him of all if he gives too much.

The truth is, our civilization is not Christian; it is a tragic compound of great ideal and fearful practice, of loving charity and fearful clutching of possessions.

Sorrow is better than fear. Fear is a journey, a terrible journey. But, sorrow is at least an arriving.

To give up the task of reforming society is to give up one's responsibility as a free man.

If you wrote a novel in South Africa which didn't concern the central issues, it wouldn't be worth publishing.

When men are ruled by fear, they strive to prevent the very changes that will abate it.

But to punish and not to restore, that is the greatest of all offences.