Quotes by Pearl Bailey

A crown, if it hurts us, is not worth wearing. (Pearl Bailey)

A man without ambition is dead. A man with ambition but no love is dead. A man with ambition and love for his blessings here on earth is ever so alive. Having been alive, it won't be so hard in the end to lie down and rest. (Pearl Bailey)

Everybody wants to do something to help, but nobody wants to be first. (Pearl Bailey)

Never, never rest contented with any circle of ideas, but always be certain that a wider one is still possible. (Pearl Bailey)

No one can figure out your worth but you. (Pearl Bailey)

People see God every day; they just don't recognize Him. (Pearl Bailey)

The first and worst of all frauds is to cheat ones self. All sin is easy after that. (Pearl Bailey)

The sweetest joy, the wildest woe is love. What the world really needs is more love and less paperwork. (Pearl Bailey)

There are two kinds of talent, man-made talent and God-given talent. With man-made talent you have to work very hard. With God-given talent, you just touch it up once in a while. (Pearl Bailey)

There is a way to look at the past. Dont hide from it. It will not catch you if you don't repeat it. (Pearl Bailey)