Quotes about Fruit
Patience is a bitter plant that produces sweet fruit.
— Charles Swindoll
A tree is known by its fruit; a man by his deeds. A good deed is never lost; he who sows courtesy reaps friendship, and he who plants kindness gathers love.
— St. Basil
By the grace of God we will never pluck unripe fruit. We will never press people to decision, because we'll lead them to damnation and not salvation.
— Jonathan Edwards
We know that men are saved by repentance and faith, and whoever does call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved. But salvation is a supernatural work of God that will always produce fruit. And the evidence, not the cause, but the evidence of salvation is a changed life, a changing life.
— Paul Washer
The axe lies ready at the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.
— Matthew 3:10
Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.
— Aristotle
Her rash hand in evil hour forth reaching to the fruit, she pluck'd, she eat: Earth felt the wound, and Nature from her seat, sighing through all her works, gave signs of woe that all was lost.
— John Milton
Love is a fruit in season at all times, and within the reach of every hand.
— Mother Teresa
Forgiveness costs us nothing. All our costly obedience is the fruit, not the root, of being forgiven. That's why we call it grace.
— John Piper
Do you mortify; do you make it your daily work; be always at it whilst you live; cease not a day from this work; be killing sin or it will be killing you. Your being dead with Christ virtually, your being quickened with him, will not excuse you from this work. And our Saviour tells us how his Father deals with every branch in him that beareth fruit, every true and living branch. He purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit
— John Owen
Love is a fruit in season at all times, and in reach of every hand.
— Mother Teresa
Love is a fruit in season at all times, and within the reach of every hand.
— Mother Teresa