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The bitterest creature under heaven is the wife who discovers that her husband's bravery is only bravado, that his strength is only a uniform, that his power is but a gun in the hands of a fool.

Pearl S. Buck

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Pearl S. Buck
Age: 80 †
Born: 1892
Born: June 26
Died: 1973
Died: March 6
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I feel no need for any other faith than my faith in human beings.
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In this unbelievable universe in which we live, there are no absolutes. Even parallel lines, reaching into infinity, meet somewhere yonder.
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When good people in any country cease their vigilance and struggle, then evil men prevail.
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the heart never grows old.
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There is, of course, a difference between what one seizes and what one really possesses.
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starvation is a shame and disgrace to the world and totally unnecessary in modern times.
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