A lucky person is someone who plants pebbles and harvests potatoes

He who plants a garden plants happiness

He who plants thorns must never expect to gather roses

He who plants trees loves others beside himself

A person's character is revealed by their speech

Poor in my youth, and in life's later scenes - Rich to no end, I curse my natal hour, Who naught enjoyed while young, denied the means; And naught when old enjoyed, denied the power