Praise out of season, or tactlessly bestowed, can freeze the heart as much as blame.
Quote, saying and phrase by: Pearl Sydenstricker Buck
The person who tries to live alone will …
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.
Quote, saying and phrase by: Pearl Sydenstricker Buck
The secret of joy in work is contained i…
The secret of joy in work is contained in one word – excellence. To know how to do something well is to enjoy it.
Quote, saying and phrase by: Pearl Sydenstricker Buck
The young do not know enough to be prude…
The young do not know enough to be prudent, and therefore they attempt the impossible, and achieve it, generation after generation.
Quote, saying and phrase by: Pearl Sydenstricker Buck
There are many ways of breaking a heart….
There are many ways of breaking a heart. Stories were full of hearts being broken by love, but what really broke a heart was taking away its dream-whatever that dream might be.
Quote, saying and phrase by: Pearl Sydenstricker Buck
To serve is beautiful, but only if it is…
To serve is beautiful, but only if it is done with joy and a whole heart and a free mind.
Quote, saying and phrase by: Pearl Sydenstricker Buck