“The really brave man simply acts brave—he doesn't have to talk about it.”
Pearl S. Buck Quotes
1892 – 1973
American novelist, Nobel laureate in Literature (1938), author of "The Good Earth".
24 quotesAbout Pearl S. Buck on Wikipedia
“A man is educated and turned out to work. But a woman is educated — and turned out to grass.”
“Men and women should own the world as a mutual possession.”
“Ah well, perhaps one has to be very old before one learns how to be amused rather than shocked.”
“The secret of joy in work is contained in one word — excellence.”
“The quiet, the calm, the determined have made the best soldiers.”
“I enjoy life because I am endlessly interested in people and their growth.”
“I believe in human beings, but my faith is without sentimentality.”
“I feel no need for any other faith than my faith in human beings.”
“The power to spring up is inherent, and only death puts an end to it.”
“It is a contest between ignorance and death, or wisdom and life.”
“Praise out of season, or tactlessly bestowed, can freeze the heart as much as blame.”
“The person who tries to live alone will not succeed as a human being.”
“To eat bread without hope is still slowly to starve to death.”
“They will not fight with their whole hearts unless they are set aflame.”
