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
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  1. Love cannot be forced, love cannot be coaxed and teased. It comes out of heaven, unasked and unsought.

  2. I feel no need for any other faith than my faith in the kindness of human beings. I am so absorbed in the wonder of earth and the life upon it that I cannot think of heaven and angels.

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

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

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