When a deep injury is done us, we never recover until we forgive.
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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.
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| Birth: | 11th January, 1903 |
| Death: | 12th April, 1988 |
| Nationality: | South African |
| Profession: | Activist, Novelist, Teacher |
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Alan Stewart Paton was a South African novelist and anti-apartheid activist. he earned a Bachelor of Science degree at the University of Natal in his hometown, followed by a diploma in education. After graduation, Paton worked as a teacher, first at the Ixopo High School, and subsequently at a Maritzburg College. He toured Scandinavia, England, continental Europe, Canada, and the United States of America. During his time in Norway, he began work on his seminal novel Cry, The Beloved Country, which he completed over the course of his journey, finishing it on Christmas Eve in San Francisco in 1946. Paton published multiple books in the 1950s and became wealthy from their sales.
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