Fruit Quotes

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Without the gift of flowers and the infinite diversity of their fruits, man and bird, if they had continued to exist at all, would be… — Loren Eiseley
It is perfectly delightful to take advantage of the conscientious labors of those who go through and through volume after volume, divide with infinite patience… — Robert Green Ingersoll
Our destiny often looks like a fruit-tree in winter. Who would think from its pitiable aspect that those rigid boughs, those rough twigs could next… — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Water the fruit trees and don’t water the thorns. — Unknown Author
I believe that virtually everyone has the ability to either grow some food at home, or to find an appropriate location to start a garden.… — Greg Peterson
There are cases in which the blade springs, but the plant does not go on to flower. There are cases where it flowers, but no… — Confucius
There is no fruit which is not bitter before it is ripe. — Publilius Syrus
Where men had once howled and hacked at one another, and fought nip-and-tuck with nature as well, the machines hummed and whirred and clicked, and… — Kurt Vonnegut
How do you know that the fruit is ripe? Simply because it leaves the branch. — Andre Gide
Forasmuch as many people study more to have knowledge than to live well therefore ofttimes they err and bring forth little fruit or none. — Thomas a Kempis
Capital is only the fruit of labor, and could never have existed had not labor first existed. — Abraham Lincoln
I believe each individual is naturally entitled to do as he pleases with himself and the fruit of his labor, so far as it in… — Abraham Lincoln
The soul, too has her virginity and must bleed a little before bearing fruit. — George Santayana
The vain poet is of the opinion that nothing of his can be too much: he sends to you basketful after basketful of juiceless fruit,… — Walter Savage Landor
Those who depend on the merits of their ancestors may be said to search in the roots of the tree for those fruits which the… — Alfred Lord Tennyson
Like begets like. We gather perfect fruit from perfect trees... . Abused soil brings forth stunted growths. — Margaret Sanger
He who has learnt to control his tongue has attained self-control in a great measure. When such a person speaks he will be heard with… — B.K.S. Iyengar
The urban man is an uprooted tree, he can put out leaves, flowers and grow fruit but what a nostalgia his leaf, flower, and fruit… — Juan Ramon Jimenez
Now anxiety is the mark of spiritual insecurity. It is the fruit of unanswered questions. But questions cannot go unanswered unless they first be asked. — Thomas Merton
The pornography of violence of course far exceeds, in volume and general acceptance, sexual pornography, in this Puritan land of ours. Exploiting the apocalypse, selling… — Ursula K. Le Guin
Like Michelangelo and Cellini, Florentines of every station are absorbed in acquiring real estate: a little apartment that can be rented to foreigners; a farm… — Mary McCarthy
It hasn't been easy to find American citizens who are willing to pick fruit in 110 degree weather. — Fareed Zakaria
I eat foods such as fish, chicken, fruit and vegetables while avoiding red meat, dairy and wheat. — Martine McCutcheon
You've got to stop eating unhealthy crap. You've got to eat vegetables, fruit and lean meat. — Mike Moreno
If I'm playing in the morning, I'll get some carbs early: porridge with chopped banana. If I'm playing in the afternoon, I'll start with less… — Rory McIlroy

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