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.'

The person who tries to live alone will not succeed as a human being. His heart withers if it does not answer another heart. His mind shrinks away if he hears only the echoes of his own thoughts and finds no other inspiration. 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
A hungry man can't see right or wrong. He just sees food. 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 young do not know enough to be prudent, and therefore they attempt the impossible - and achieve it, generation after generation. Pearl S. Buck
There are many ways of breaking a heart. Stories were full of hearts broken by love, but what really broke a heart was taking away its dream -- whatever that dream might be Pearl S. Buck
We learn as much from sorrow as from joy, as much from illness as from health, from handicap as from advantage and indeed perhaps more. Pearl S. Buck
Every great mistake has a halfway moment, a split second when it can be recalled and perhaps remedied. Pearl S. Buck
Every great mistake has a halfway moment, a split second when it can be recalled and perhaps remedied. 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
To find joy in work is to discover the fountain of youth. Pearl S. Buck
The test of a civilization is in the way that it cares for its helpless members. Pearl S. Buck