# Quote — Alan Paton, Cry, The Beloved Country

> ...Wise men write many books, in words too hard to understand. But this, the purpose of our lives, the end of all our struggle, is beyond all human wisdom.

- Author: [Alan Paton](https://www.leafyquotes.com/alan-paton.md)
- Book: [Cry, The Beloved Country](https://www.leafyquotes.com/alan-paton/cry-the-beloved-country.md)
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## More from this book

> The white man has broken the tribe. And it is my belief—and again I ask your pardon—that it cannot be mended again. But the house that is broken, and the man that falls apart when the house is broken, these are the tragic things. That is why children break the law, and old white people are robbed and beaten.

[Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/alan-paton/cry-the-beloved-country/the-white-man.md)

> Sorrow is better than fear. Fear is a journey,a terrible journey, but sorrow is at least an arrival. When the storm threatens, a man is afraid for his house. But when the house is destroyed, there is something to do. About a storm he can do nothing, but he can rebuild a house.

[Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/alan-paton/cry-the-beloved-country/sorrow-is-better.md)

> Pain and suffering, they are a secret. Kindness and love, they are a secret. But I have learned that kindness and love can pay for pain and suffering.

[Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/alan-paton/cry-the-beloved-country/pain-and-suffering.md)