There are only ten minutes in the life of a pear when it is perfect to eat. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson (I enjoyed such a pear as I compiled this list of quotes about fruit.)
A table, a chair, a bowl of fruit and a violin; what else does a man need to be happy? ~ Albert Einstein
Someone once threw me a small, brown, hairy kiwi fruit, and I threw a wastebasket over it until it was dead. ~ Erma Bombeck
I want to lose weight by eating nothing but moon pies, which have significantly less gravity than earthier foods such as fruits and vegetables. ~ Jarod Kintz
Autumn is the mellower season, and what we lose in flowers we more than gain in fruit. ~ Samuel Butler
One is wise to cultivate the tree that bears fruit in our soul. ~ Henry David Thoreau
Live each season as it passes; breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit, and resign yourself to the influences of each. ~ Henry David Thoreau
You've got to go out on a limb sometimes because that's where the fruit is. ~ Will Rogers
Truth is a fruit which should not be plucked until it is ripe. ~ Voltaire
Sometimes our fate resembles a fruit tree in winter. Who would think that those branches would turn green again and blossom, but we hope it, we know it. ~ Goethe
- Are your branches green or barren?
- When have you experienced life in all its vibrant beauty?
- How can you cultivate the assurance that this vitality will return again?
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