“Waste not your Hour, nor in the vain pursuit Of This and That endeavor and dispute; Better be merry with the fruitful Grape Than sadden after none, or bitter, fruit.”
“The fruit of empty hopes is more bitter than the saddest truth.”
“Small fruit is better than big words.”
“You know the type: loud as a motorbike but wouldn't bust a grape in a fruit fight.”
“Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.”
“The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet.”