Pearl S. Buck Quotes

Pearl S. Buck

American Novelist

Born: Jun 26, 1892

Died: Mar 6, 1973

Am Hope Life Man Men Work

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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

People Fear Old Young Society Cares Our Way Members Possible Must Civilization Make Test Them Old People Helpless Deserted Right

You cannot make yourself feel something you do not feel, but you can make yourself do right in spite of your feelings. Pearl S. Buck

You Yourself Feelings Something Spite Feel Make Cannot Your Right

Race prejudice is not only a shadow over the colored it is a shadow over all of us, and the shadow is darkest over those who feel it least and allow its evil effects to go on. Pearl S. Buck

Evil Darkest Those Shadow Only Colored Allow Feel Over Least Go Effects Race Race Prejudice Us Prejudice Who

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

Love Good Change Marriage Way Good Marriage Individuals Which Express Growth

Life without idealism is empty indeed. We just hope or starve to death. Pearl S. Buck

Life Death Hope Starve Indeed Idealism Empty Without Just

To serve is beautiful, but only if it is done with joy and a whole heart and a free mind. Pearl S. Buck

Beautiful Heart Joy Mind Free Only Done Whole Serve

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

Alone Thoughts Heart Human Being Mind Will Own Live Other Tries Finds Echoes Only Inspiration He Another Answer Does His Hears Person Human Being Succeed Who Away Shrinks

The bitterest creature under heaven is the wife who discovers that her husband's bravery is only bravado, that his strength is only a uniform, that his power is but a gun in the hands of a fool. Pearl S. Buck

Strength Fool Wife Gun Husband Power Bitterest Only His Discovers Hands Bravado Bravery Heaven Uniform Who Creature Her

Nothing and no one can destroy the Chinese people. They are relentless survivors. Pearl S. Buck

People Nothing Destroy Relentless No-One Survivors Chinese Chinese People

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

Education Home Needs Man Woman World Aim Out Outside Should

A man is educated and turned out to work. But a woman is educated and turned out to grass. Pearl S. Buck

Work Man Woman Grass Out Educated Turned

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