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George Herbert Quote: “Read as you taste fruit or…”

Read as you taste fruit or savor wine, or enjoy friendship, love or life.

October 19, 2021 1593, April 3, British, George Herbert, Quotes by Poets

Epictetus Quote: “Nothing great is created suddenly, any…”

Nothing great is created suddenly, any more than a bunch of grapes or a fig. If you tell me that you desire a fig. I answer you that there must be time. Let it first blossom, then bear fruit, then ripen.

September 22, 2021 55, Epictetus, Greek, Quotes by Philosophers

Abraham Joshua Heschel Quote: “Self-respect is the fruit of discipline…”

Self-respect is the fruit of discipline; the sense of dignity grows with the ability to say no to oneself.

August 21, 2021 1907, Abraham Joshua Heschel, January 11, Polish, Quotes by Educators

Wallace Stevens Quote: “Our bloom is gone. We are…”

Our bloom is gone. We are the fruit thereof.

June 9, 2021 1879, American, October 2, Quotes by Poets, Wallace Stevens

Epictetus Quote: “No greater thing is created suddenly…”

No greater thing is created suddenly, any more than a bunch of grapes or a fig. If you tell me that you desire a fig, I answer you that there must be time. Let it first blossom, then bear fruit, then ripen.

May 16, 2021 55, Epictetus, Greek, Quotes by Philosophers

Jawaharlal Nehru Quote: “Loyal and efficient work in a…”

Loyal and efficient work in a great cause, even though it may not be immediately recognized, ultimately bears fruit.

May 14, 2021 1889, Indian, Jawaharlal Nehru, November 14, Quotes by Leaders

Ross Gay Quote: “The madness of spring is so…”

The madness of spring is so enticing. I love it when things are opening up and emerging from the ground. I also love the middle of summer when fruit is bursting forth, but I even love the garden in the winter when everything is resting.

March 31, 2021 1974, American, August 1, Quotes by Poets, Ross Gay

Jean-Jacques Rousseau Quote: “Patience is bitter, but its fruit…”

Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.

January 26, 2021 1712, French, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, June 28, Quotes by Philosophers

Elizabeth Barrett Browning Quote: “World’s use is cold, world’s love…”

World’s use is cold, world’s love is vain, world’s cruelty is bitter bane; but is not the fruit of pain.

December 26, 2020 1806, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, English, March 6, Quotes by Poets

Felix Adler Quote: “Where the roots of private virtue…”

Where the roots of private virtue are diseased, the fruit of public probity cannot but be corrupt.

August 31, 2020 1851, August 13, Felix Adler, German, Quotes by Educators

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