Fruitful Quotes

229 Fruitful quotes by 188 unique authors

As long as anger lives, it continues to be the fruitful parent of many unhappy children. — John Climacus
Speculation has been singularly fruitful as to what these markings on our next to nearest neighbor in space may mean. Each astronomer holds a different… — Percival Lowell
Ignorance, if recognized, is often more fruitful than the appearance of knowledge. — Walker Percy
I think one thing is that prayer has become more useful, interesting, fruitful, and... almost involuntary in my life. — Mary Oliver
Chaos, if it does not harden into a pattern of disorder, may be more fruitful than a regularity too easily accepted and a success too… — Lewis Mumford
Modern man believes he is fruitful and productive when his ego is aggressively affirmed, when he is visibly active, and when his action produces obvious… — Thomas Merton
At Vatican Council II, one dissenting Roman Catholic theologian declared: "Yes, the Bible says "Be fruitful and multiply," but that was when the population was… — Israel Shenker
While we believe there are fruitful opportunities to update and improve old rules, we do not want to set up a review process that could… — Fred Thompson
In our complex world, there cannot be fruitful initiative without government, but unfortunately there can be government without initiative. — Bertrand Russell
Better be jocund with the fruitful Grape Than sadden after none, or bitter, Fruit. — Omar Khayyam
Teaching Plato in Palestine shows how philosophical thinking can illuminate important topics-in particular, the problem of finding ways to engage people with opposed ideologies in… — Gary Gutting
If anyone feels offended by my words, I would respond that I speak them with affection and with the best of intentions, quite apart from… — Pope Francis
In a campaign against more than one state or army, it is more fruitful to concentrate first against the weaker partner than to attempt the… — B. H. Liddell Hart
Let us not be needlessly bitter: certain failures are sometimes fruitful. — Emile M. Cioran
The command, 'Be fruitful and multiply', was promulgated, according to our authorities, when the population of the world consisted of two persons. — William Ralph Inge
The discovery which has been pointed to by theory is always one of profound interest and importance, but it is usually the close and crown… — Oliver Lodge
What will you do if your product still further increases next year? You should then destroy again the warehouses which you are now preparing to… — Ambrose
Is it not easy to conceive the World in your Mind? To think the Heavens fair? The Sun Glorious? The Earth fruitful? The Air Pleasant?… — Thomas Traherne
The earth is at the same time mother, She is mother of all that is natural, mother of all that is human. She is mother… — Hildegard of Bingen
O Blackbird! sing me something well: While all the neighbors shoot thee round, I keep smooth plats of fruitful ground, Where thou may'st warble, eat… — Alfred Lord Tennyson

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