Doe Quotes by Pearl S. Buck

9 Doe quotes by Pearl S. Buck

Pearl S. Buck offers nine brief reflections on Doe, each echoing her compassionate, cross‑cultural perspective. This compact collection gives a quick taste of her empathetic voice.

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What a man does in his own house cannot concern the nation.

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A person's heart withers if it does not answer another heart.

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There is an alchemy in sorrow. It can be transmuted into wisdom, which, if it does not bring joy, can yet bring…

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A woman's mind is not an instrument apart from her other being. She does not separate herself as man does, now flesh,…

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It is difficult not to wonder whether that combination of elements which produces a machine for labor does not create also a…

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For Nature is not unjust. She does not steal into the womb and like an evil fairy give her good gifts secretly…

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nature knows no sex limitations and does not bestow brains upon men alone. Daughters inherit gifts exactly as often and as much…

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A knowledge of history as detailed as possible is essential if we are to comprehend the present and be prepared for the…

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endurance of inescapable sorrow is something which has to be learned alone. And only to endure is not enough. Endurance can be…

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Upon the profound discontent of the young in every country do I set my faith. I beg you, the young, to be discontented. I…

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“Wang Lung sat smoking, thinking of the silver as it had lain upon the table. It had come out of the earth, this silver,…

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The secret of joy in work is contained in one word - excellence. To know how to do something well is to enjoy it.

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If our American way of life fails the child, it fails us all.

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“Mind and body were well or ill together.”

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“U meni postoji mjesto gdje živim posve sama; tu obnavljam svoja proljeća koja nikad ne presahnu”

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“Brave young American men climbed the rugged slopes of Korean mountains and fought in homesickness and desperate weariness for the sake of a people…

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

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“All scientific effort must now be concentrated in the area of defence (sic). We have learned our lesson. We, the most civilized of people,…

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to know how to read is to light a lamp in the mind, to release the soul from prison, to open a gate to…

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