The older a people grows, the more it absorbs its own landscape and builds to it. Pearl S. Buck More Quotes by Pearl S. Buck More Quotes From Pearl S. Buck I don't wait for moods. You accomplish nothing if you do that. Your mind must know it has got to get down to work. Pearl S. Buck workbeautifullife I feel no need for any other faith than my faith in human beings. Pearl S. Buck kindnessmemorablehistory You can judge your age by the amount of pain you feel when you come in contact with a new idea. Pearl S. Buck painchangefear Praise out of season, or tactlessly bestowed, can freeze the heart as much as blame. Pearl S. Buck blameheartinspirational When men destroy their old gods they will find new ones to take their place. Pearl S. Buck religiousmen In a mood of faith and hope my work goes on. A ream of fresh paper lies on my desk waiting for the next book. I am a writer and I take up my pen to write. Pearl S. Buck writingbooklying Purposeless activity may be a phase of death. Pearl S. Buck phasesgreedmay Sooner or later the young always betrayed the old. Pearl S. Buck betrayedgenerationsyoung Love dies only when growth stops. Pearl S. Buck marriagegrowthlove If I have learned anything in my long life it is to be grateful for every occasion when I followed my sympathies and avoided my antipathies. Pearl S. Buck gratefulkindnesslong Nothing and no one can destroy the Chinese people. They are relentless survivors. They are the oldest civilized people on earth. Their civilization passes through phases but its basic characteristics remain the same. They yield, they bend to the wind, but they never break. Pearl S. Buck yieldwindcivilization The rich are always afraid. Pearl S. Buck rich The best government in the world, the best religion, the best traditions of any people, depend upon the good or evil of the men and women who administer them. Pearl S. Buck evilmenpeople It is not healthy when a nation lives within a nation, as colored Americans are living inside America. A nation cannot live confident of its tomorrow if its refugees are among its own citizens. Pearl S. Buck diversityjusticeamerica But what happens when her beauty is torn from her like a cover from a book? Will he care to read her then, although her pages speak of nothing but love for him? Pearl S. Buck her-beautycarebook I am comforted by life's stability, by earth's unchangeableness. What has seemed new and frightening assumes its place in the unfolding of knowledge. It is good to know our universe. What is new is only new to us. Pearl S. Buck gardennaturechange It is better to learn early of the inevitable depths, for then sorrow and death can take their proper place in life, and one is not afraid. Pearl S. Buck depthsorrowgrief Perhaps one has to be very old before one learns to be amused rather than shocked. Pearl S. Buck grandmatimesweet None but the ignorant can be bored by life. To the lovers of learning, life is pure adventure shared with adventurers. Pearl S. Buck boredadventurelife You are right,” he had said. “Love is not the word. No one can love his neighbor. Say, rather, ‘Know thy neighbor as thyself.” That is, comprehend his hardships and understand his position, deal with his faults as gently as with your own. Do not judge him where you do not judge yourself. Madame, this is the meaning of the word love. Pearl S. Buck hardshipjudginglove-is
