409 Quotes by Pearl S. Buck

The proper place to eat lobster... is in a lobster shack as close to the sea as possible. There is no menu card because there is nothing else to eat except boiled lobster with melted butter.

The young do not know enough to be prudent, and therefore they attempt the impossible, and achieve it, generation after generation.

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

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

A good marriage is one which allows for change and growth in the individuals and the way they express their love.

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

It is better to be first with an ugly woman than the hundredth with a beauty.

The young do not know enough to be prudent, and therefore they attempt the impossible — and achieve it, generation after generation.

In spite of all one hears to the contrary, the act of suicide requires a certain courage of conviction or despair of which few persons are capable.