I have always found that actively loving saves one from a morbid preoccupation with the shortcomings of society.
Alan PatonIt is not permissible to add to one's possesions if these things can only be done at the cost of other men. Such development has only one true name, and that is exploitation.
Alan Patonbecause life slips away, and because I need for the rest of my journey a star that will not play false to me, a compass that will not lie.
Alan PatonFor mines are for men, not for money. And money is not something to go mad about, and throw your hat into the air for. Money is for food and clothes and comfort, and a visit to the pictures. Money is to make happy the lives of children. Money is for security, and for dreams, and for hopes, and for purposes. Money is for buying the fruits of the earth, of the land where you were born.
Alan Paton