Quotes by Pearl S. Buck

It may be that religion is dead, and if it is, we had better know it and set ourselves to try to discover other sources of moral strength before it is too late.

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.

A dog barks when his master is attacked. I would be a coward if I saw that God's truth is attacked and yet would remain silent.

Truth is always exciting. Speak it, then life is dull without it.

To find joy in work is to discover the fountain of youth.

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.

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