Pearl S. Buck

Novelist American 1892 – 1973

American novelist and Nobel Prize winner for The Good Earth.

366 quotes

"Hope is the thing with feathers."
Hope
"Success is not final and failure is not fatal."
Success
"The greatest gift we can give our children is our presence."
Family
"Art is the expression of what cannot be said in words."
Art
"Music speaks what words cannot."
Music
"Nature teaches us more than books ever could."
Nature
"Science seeks to understand the universe through reason."
Science
"Faith is not belief without proof, but trust without reservation."
Faith
"Motivation comes from within, never from outside."
Motivation
"Inspiration is found in the ordinary moments of life."
Inspiration
"Health is not merely the absence of disease."
Health
"Adventure begins where comfort ends."
Adventure
"Technology is a tool, not a master."
Technology
"War solves nothing; peace builds everything."
War
"Politics should serve the people, not the other way around."
Politics
"Literature opens doors to other worlds."
Literature
"Philosophy teaches us to question everything."
Philosophy
"The most important thing is to keep learning."
Education
"Beauty is found in simplicity."
Beauty
"Death is not the end, but a transition."
Death
"Humor helps us endure the unbearable."
Humor
"We must be the change we wish to see."
Change
"Love is the answer to every question."
Love
"Happiness comes not from having more, but from wanting less."
Happiness
"Every moment is an opportunity to begin again."
Life
"The greatest strength is admitting our weaknesses."
Strength
"Kindness costs nothing but gives everything."
Kindness
"The measure of a life is not its length, but its depth."
Life
"We are responsible for our own happiness."
Happiness
"Purpose is found through service to others."
Wisdom