“It is necessary to look forward to a harvest, however distant that may be, when some fruit will be reaped, some good effected.”
“I was a veritable Johnny Appleseed of grand expectations, and all I reaped for my trouble was a harvest of bitter fruit.”
“When men follow justice the city blooms, the earth bears rich harvests, and children and flocks increase; but for the unjust all nature is hostile, the people waste away from famine, and a whole city may reap the evil fruit of one man's ill deeds.”
“let us learn to appreciate there will be times when the trees will be bare, and look forward to the time when we may pick the fruit.”
“Seeking is a necessary preliminary to finding, and one who cannot endure the hardship of inquiry cannot expect to harvest the fruit of knowledge.”
“Some lines were never meant to be crossed, however good your cause may seem.”