Nothing and no one can destroy the Chinese people. They are relentless survivors. – Pearl Buck
Man was lost if he went to a usurer, for the interest ran faster than a tiger upon him. – Pearl Buck
We send missionaries to China so the Chinese can get to heaven, but we wont let them into our country. – Pearl Buck
You cannot make yourself feel something you do not feel, but you can make yourself do right in spite of your feelings. – Pearl Buck
Men would rather be starving and free than fed in bonds. – Pearl Buck
Some are kissing mothers and some are scolding mothers, but it is love just the same — and most mothers kiss and scold together. – Pearl Buck
In this unbelievable universe in which we live there are no absolutes. Even parallel lines, reaching into infinity, meet somewhere yonder. – Pearl Buck
Love dies only when growth stops. – Pearl Buck
I dont wait for moods. You accomplish nothing if you do that. Your mind must know it has got to get down to earth. – Pearl Buck
Inside myself is a place where I live all alone, and that’s where I renew my springs that never dry up. – Pearl Buck
We need to restore the full meaning of that old word, duty. It is the other side of rights. – Pearl Buck
If you want to understand today, you have to search yesterday. – Pearl Buck
