Quotes by Cry The Beloved Country For it is the dawn that has come, as it has come for a thousand centuries, never failing. Alan Paton cry-the-beloved-country failing dawn Happy the eyes that can close Alan Paton cry-the-beloved-country eye But sorrow is better than fear. For fear impoverishes always, while sorrow may enrich. Alan Paton cry-the-beloved-country sorrow may 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 cry-the-beloved-country dawn secret Nothing is ever quiet, except for fools. Alan Paton cry-the-beloved-country fool quiet Now God be thanked that the name of a hill is such music, that the name of a river can heal. Alan Paton cry-the-beloved-country names rivers It is not permissible for us to go on destroying the family life when we know that we are destroying it. Alan Paton cry-the-beloved-country destroying goes-on There is a lovely road that runs from Ixopo into the hills. Alan Paton cry-the-beloved-country lovely running The tragedy is not that things are broken. The tragedy is that things are not mended again. Alan Paton cry-the-beloved-country broken tragedy There is only one thing that has power completely, and that is love. Alan Paton beloved-country cry-the-beloved-country one-thing I am a weak and sinful man, but God put His hands on me, that is all. Alan Paton cry-the-beloved-country men hands