There was an old abbot in one temple and he said something of which I think often and it was this, that when men destroy their old gods they will find new ones to take their place.


As quoted in The Quotable Woman (1978) by Elaine T Partnow, p. 226. "When men destroy their old gods they will find new ones to take their place" has sometimes been quoted as her original statement, though she states that she herself is quoting an abbot.

Pearl S. Buck Quotes

There was an old abbot in one temple and he said something of which I think often and it was this, that when men destroy their old gods they will...

There was an old abbot in one temple and he said something of which I think often and it was this, that when men destroy their old gods they will...

There was an old abbot in one temple and he said something of which I think often and it was this, that when men destroy their old gods they will...

There was an old abbot in one temple and he said something of which I think often and it was this, that when men destroy their old gods they will...