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

Quote by Pearl S Buck

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To eat bread without hope is still slowly to starve to death.

To eat bread without hope is still slowly to starve to death.

Let woman out of the home, let man into it, should be the aim of...

Let woman out of the home, let man into it, should be the aim of...

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...

We should so provide for old age that it may have no urgent wants of...

We should so provide for old age that it may have no urgent wants of...

To serve is beautiful, but only if it is done with joy and a whole...

To serve is beautiful, but only if it is done with joy and a whole...

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...

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...

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...

Some are kissing mothers and some are scolding mothers, but it is love just the...

Some are kissing mothers and some are scolding mothers, but it is love just the...

Truth is always exciting. Speak it, then; life is dull without it.

Truth is always exciting. Speak it, then; life is dull without it.

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...

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...

I feel no need for any other faith than my faith in the kindness of...

I feel no need for any other faith than my faith in the kindness of...

Men and women should own the world as a mutual possession.

Men and women should own the world as a mutual possession.

The person who tries to live alone will not succeed as a human being. His...

The person who tries to live alone will not succeed as a human being. His...

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...

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.

He who does without the praise of the crowd will not deny himself an opportunity...

He who does without the praise of the crowd will not deny himself an opportunity...

I find the pain of a little censure, even when it is unfounded, is more...

I find the pain of a little censure, even when it is unfounded, is more...

Praise invariably implies a reference to a higher standard

Praise invariably implies a reference to a higher standard