If we should be blessed by some great reward, such as fame or fortune, it's the fruit of a seed planted by us in the past.
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I planted--they have torn me--and I bleed!
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MAX WALKER The thorns which I have reap'd are of the tree
I planted; they have torn me, and I bleed.
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ARCHIE GRIFFIN Fruit is freely given by the plant. It entrusts us with its seed, while surrounding it with the gift...
MANGO WODZAK Don't judge a seed by its size, but by its fruit.
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THOMAS JEFFERSON This could be the most difficult game or us. If we get past this, it should be easier in the semifin...
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JOYCE MEYER A man's feet should be planted in his country, but his eyes should survey the world.
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MARTIN FILLER We should so live and labor in our times that what came to us as seed may go to the next generation ...
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BRUCE LAHN Such men as fortune raises from a mean estate to the highest
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PAUL KURTZ We should all be able to live as human beings - and to be recognized as such by the societies we liv...
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CHAD BELL People confuse fame with validation or love. But fame is not the reward. The reward is getting fulfi...
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bringeth forth his fruit in his se...
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ERIC HOLDER As great as it is, 'Vogue' won't change a designer's business. But if an unknown bra...
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WILLA SIBERT CATHER We should only commend or condemn an act of someone, not the person as such; because everyone impres...
DR. VINOD B. NAIR We were contacted by 'Wheel of Fortune' to see if we wanted to be part of the program.
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KERRY WASHINGTON If you have anything, or if I have anything, it's because it's been given to us by our Creat...
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LAURA MILLER Voter apathy is a civic abdication.
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