Discouragement Quote by Henry Ward Beecher

There is a season for man's merit as well as for fruit.

— Francois Duc De La Rochefoucauld

“A man may beat down the bitter fruit from an evil tree until he is weary; while the root abides in strength and vigour,…

— John Owen

“Most men, even in this comparatively free country, through mere ignorance and mistake, are so occupied with the factitious cares and superfluously coarse labors…

— Henry David Thoreau

There is a sort of natural instinct of human dignity in the heart of man which steels his very nerves not to bend beneath…

— Lajos Kossuth

A man's worth has its season, like fruit.

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

“So I loathed all the fruit of my effort, for which I worked so hard on earth, because I must leave it behind in…

— Solomon

A man may by custom fortify himself against pain, shame, and suchlike accidents; but as to death, we can experience it but once, and…

— Michel de Montaigne

Any man who, having planted a vineyard, has not yet reaped the benefits should do so at once, so that he does not die…

— Paulo Coelho

“Like the intricate mechanisms of the natural world, mankind's actions are not always immediately transparent in their effects. It is not the mere existence…

— DON SANTO

The fruit of our labors is sweet when the work is consecrated to God. But we have to be able to weather the conditions…

— Elaine L. Jack

A hard lesson had been learned--that man himself suffers most when his hand despoils the earth and robs it of its legitimate fruits.

— Lois Lenski

Men cannot labor on always. They must have recreation.

— Orville Dewey