The secret of joy in work is contained in one word... -Pearl S. Buck

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

Pearl S. Buck , Novelist
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Pearl S. Buck Quotes to Explore

Life without idealism is empty indeed. We just hope or starve to death....
None who have always been free can understand the terrible fascinating power of the hope of freedom to those who are not free....
Our society must make it right and possible for old people not to fear the young or be deserted by them, for the test of a civilization is the way tha...
Self-expression must pass into communication for its fulfillment....
Order is the shape upon which beauty depends....
Nothing in life is as good as the marriage of true minds between man and woman. As good? It is life itself....
A good marriage is one which allows for change and growth in the individuals and in the way they express their love....
Love alone could waken love....
Truth is always exciting. Speak it, then; life is dull without it....
One faces the future with one's past....

Work Quotes to Explore

Results! Why, man, I have gotten a lot of results. I know several thousand things that won't work....
Those who cannot work with their hearts achieve but a hollow, half-hearted success that breeds bitterness all around....
Leave it as it is. The ages have been at work on it and man can only mar it....
It is better to imitate ancient than modern work....
I find my greatest pleasure, and so my reward, in the work that precedes what the world calls success....
The reason why worry kills more people than work is that more people worry than work....
Surround yourself with people who take their work seriously, but not themselves, those who work hard and play hard....
I don't think that you can invent on behalf of customers unless you're willing to think long-term, because a lot of invention doesn't work. If you're ...
Irrespective of whether you have talent or not, one has to work hard. Just being talented doesn't mean anything; you can end up wasting it before you ...
I'm just not a guy that loves to eat. I love to work and love to work out. I think I go against all the nutritionists who say you need to do this or n...