Praise out of season, or tactlessly bestowed, can freeze the heart as much as blame.

Quote by Pearl S Buck

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What is a neglected child? He is a child not planned for, not wanted. Neglect...

What is a neglected child? He is a child not planned for, not wanted. Neglect...

You cannot make yourself feel something you do not feel, but you can make yourself...

You cannot make yourself feel something you do not feel, but you can make yourself...

It may be that religion is dead, and if it is, we had better know...

It may be that religion is dead, and if it is, we had better know...

Nothing in life is as good as the marriage of true minds between man and...

Nothing in life is as good as the marriage of true minds between man and...

Love dies only when growth stops.

Love dies only when growth stops.

Hunger makes a thief of any man.

Hunger makes a thief of any man.

Life without idealism is empty indeed. We just hope or starve to death.

Life without idealism is empty indeed. We just hope or starve to death.

When good people in any country cease their vigilance and struggle, then evil men prevail.

When good people in any country cease their vigilance and struggle, then evil men prevail.

One faces the future with one's past.

One faces the future with one's past.

To find joy in work is to discover the fountain of youth.

To find joy in work is to discover the fountain of youth.

Inside myself is a place where I live all alone and that is where I...

Inside myself is a place where I live all alone and that is where I...

In a mood of faith and hope my work goes on. A ream of fresh...

In a mood of faith and hope my work goes on. A ream of fresh...

Nothing and no one can destroy the Chinese people. They are relentless survivors.

Nothing and no one can destroy the Chinese people. They are relentless survivors.

I don't wait for moods. You accomplish nothing if you do that. Your mind must...

I don't wait for moods. You accomplish nothing if you do that. Your mind must...

Praise out of season, or tactlessly bestowed, can freeze the heart as much as blame.

Praise out of season, or tactlessly bestowed, can freeze the heart as much as blame.

You can judge your age by the amount of pain you feel when you come...

You can judge your age by the amount of pain you feel when you come...

A good marriage is one which allows for change and growth in the individuals and...

A good marriage is one which allows for change and growth in the individuals and...

I feel no need for any other faith than my faith in human beings. Like...

I feel no need for any other faith than my faith in human beings. Like...

Faith is much better than belief. Belief is when someone else does the thinking.

Faith is much better than belief. Belief is when someone else does the thinking.

There's no trust, no faith, no honesty in men; all perjured, all forsworn, all naught,...

There's no trust, no faith, no honesty in men; all perjured, all forsworn, all naught,...

The Americans combine the notions of religion and liberty so intimately in their minds, that...

The Americans combine the notions of religion and liberty so intimately in their minds, that...