"Our bloom is gone. We are the fruit thereof"

"One that would have the fruit must climb the tree"

"Great talents are the most lovely and often the most dangerous fruits on the tree of humanity. They hang upon the most slender twigs that are easily snapped off"

"Life without love is like a tree without blossoms or fruit"

"A table, a chair, a bowl of fruit and a violin; what else does a man need to be happy?"

"You've got to go out on a limb sometimes because that's where the fruit is"

"Unless a tree has borne blossoms in spring, you will vainly look for fruit on it in autumn"

"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"

"I have always found that mercy bears richer fruits than strict justice"

"He that climbs the tall tree has won right to the fruit, He that leaps the wide gulf should prevail in his suit"

"Love is a fruit in season at all times, and within reach of every hand"