A man watches his pear tree day after day, impatient for the ripening of the fruit. Let him attempt to force the process, and he may spoil both fruit and tree. But let him patiently wait, and the ripe pear at length falls into his lap.
Labor is prior to, and independent of, capital. Capital is only the fruit of labor, and could never have existed if labor had not first existed. Labor is the superior of capital, and deserves much the higher consideration.
A table, a chair, a bowl of fruit and a violin; what else does a man need to be happy?
The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet.
Wishing to be friends is quick work, but friendship is a slow ripening fruit.
I miss Saturday morning, rolling out of bed, not shaving, getting into my car with my girls, driving to the supermarket, squeezing the fruit, getting my car washed, taking walks.
Our Lord never condemned the fig tree because it brought forth so much fruit that some fell to the ground and spoiled. He only cursed it when it was barren.
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.
Someone once threw me a small, brown, hairy kiwi fruit, and I threw a wastebasket over it until it was dead.
The smallest seed of faith is better than the largest fruit of happiness.
What is a child, monsieur, but the image of two beings, the fruit of two sentiments spontaneously blended?
I value my garden more for being full of blackbirds than of cherries, and very frankly give them fruit for their songs.
Your life is the fruit of your own doing. You have no one to blame but yourself.
It is not all bad, this getting old, ripening. After the fruit has got its growth it should juice up and mellow. God forbid I should live long enough to ferment and rot and fall to the ground in a squash.
Humility may well be one of the most difficult of the fruit of the Spirit to be cultivated in us and to maintain. That's because without humility, it's not likely that you will put your complete trust in God.
