“The greed for fruit misses the flower.”
“Why should be fruit be held inferior to the flower?”
“The master dwells in the substantial and not in the superficial. Rests in the fruit and not in the flower.”
“Here are fruits, flowers, leaves and branches, and here is my heart which beats only for you.”
“Autumn is the mellower season, and what we lose in flowers we more than gain in fruits.”
“I cannot help thinking that it is more natural to have flowers grow out of the head than fruit.”