Born Quote by Phoebe Cary

Untilled soil, however fertile it may be, will bear thistles and thorns; so it is with man's mind.

— Teresa of Avila

“The poulterers' shops were still half open, and the fruiterers' were radiant in their glory. There were great, round, pot-bellied baskets of chestnuts, shaped…

— Charles Dickens

“Men who have created new fruits in the world cannot create a system whereby their fruits may be eaten. And the failure hangs over…

— John Steinbeck

“The labouring man that tills the fertile soil, And reaps the harvest fruit, hath not indeed The gain, but pain; and if for all…

— Edward De Vere

Fruits are always of the same nature with the seeds and roots from which they come, and trees are known by the fruits they…

— Algernon Sidney

Untilled ground, however rich, will bring forth thistles and thorns; so also the mind of man.

— Anonymous

Bear figs for a season or two, and the world outside the orchard is very unwilling you should bear thistles.

— Kate Douglas Wiggin

Our Lord never condemned the fig tree because it brought forth so much fruit that some fell to the ground and spoiled. He only…

— Edwin Louis Cole

It has so happened in all ages of the world that some have labored, and others have, without labor, enjoyed a large proportion of…

— Abraham Lincoln

When Isaiah predicted that spears would become pruning hooks, that's a reference to cultivating. Pruning and trimming and growing and paying close attention to…

— Rob Bell

How many men are like trees, already strong and full grown, which are transplanted into some gardens, to the astonishment of those people who…

— Jean de la Bruyere

Hence it is that old men do plant young trees, the fruit whereof another age shall take.

— Sir John Davies