Pearl S. Buck Sayings and Quotes

Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old Pearl S. Buck quotes, Pearl S. Buck sayings, and Pearl S. Buck proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources.'

Euthanasia is a long, smooth-sounding word, and it conceals its danger as long, smooth words do, but the danger is there, nevertheless. Pearl S. Buck
Order is the shape upon which beauty depends. Pearl S. Buck
We need to restore the full meaning of that old word, duty. It is the other side of rights. Pearl S. Buck
Some are kissing mothers and some are scolding mothers, but it is love just the same, and most mothers kiss and scold together. Pearl S. Buck
The vicious result of privilege is that the creature who receives it becomes incapacitated by it as by a disease. Pearl S. Buck
To eat bread without hope is still slowly to starve to death. Pearl S. Buck
The proper place to eat lobster... is in a lobster shack as close to the sea as possible. There is no menu card because there is nothing else to eat except boiled lobster with melted butter. Pearl S. Buck
Every great mistake has a halfway moment, a split second when it can be recalled and perhaps remedied. Pearl S. Buck
Some are kissing mothers and some are scolding mothers, but it is love just the same, and most mothers kiss and scold together. Pearl S. Buck
In this unbelievable universe in which we live, there are no absolutes. Even parallel lines, reaching into infinity, meet somewhere yonder. Pearl S. Buck
The secret of joy in work is contained in one word―excellence. To know how to do something well is to enjoy it. Pearl S. Buck
The truly creative mind in any field is no more than this: A human creature born abnormally, inhumanly sensitive. Pearl S. Buck
Every era of renaissance has come out of new freedoms for peoples. The coming renaissance will be greater than any in human history, for this time all the peoples of the earth will share in it. Pearl S. Buck
In this unbelievable universe in which we live, there are no absolutes. Even parallel lines, reaching into infinity, meet somewhere yonder. Pearl S. Buck
A foreigner is a friend I have yet to meet. Pearl S. Buck
The secret of joy in work is contained in one word―excellence. To know how to do something well is to enjoy it. Pearl S. Buck
A good marriage is one which allows for change and growth in the individuals and in the way they express their love. Pearl S. Buck
A good marriage is one which allows for change and growth in the individuals and the way they express their love. Pearl S. Buck
To serve is beautiful, but only if it is done with joy and a whole heart and a free mind. Pearl S. Buck
To find joy in work is to discover the fountain of youth. Pearl S. Buck
Some are kissing mothers and some are scolding mothers, but it is love just the same, and most mothers kiss and scold together. Pearl S. Buck
Let woman out of the home, let man into it, should be the aim of education. The home needs man, and the world outside needs woman. Pearl S. Buck
Some are kissing mothers and some are scolding mothers, but it is love just the same, and most mothers kiss and scold together. Pearl S. Buck
It is better to be first with an ugly woman than the hundredth with a beauty. Pearl S. Buck
To serve is beautiful, but only if it is done with joy and a whole heart and a free mind. Pearl S. Buck
Every great mistake has a halfway moment, a split second when it can be recalled and perhaps remedied. Pearl S. Buck
In spite of all one hears to the contrary, the act of suicide requires a certain courage of conviction or despair of which few persons are capable. Pearl S. Buck
Our society must make it right and possible for old people not to fear the young or be deserted by them, for the test of a civilization is the way that it cares for its helpless members. Pearl S. Buck
The test of a civilization is in the way that it cares for its helpless members Pearl S. Buck
The truly creative mind in any field is no more than this a human creature born abnormally, inhumanly sensitive. Pearl S. Buck