Famous quotes containing the word sows:
“...the one who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and the one who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.”
—Bible: New Testament, 2 Corinthians 9:6.
“As the Arab proverb says, “The dog barks and the caravan passes”. After having dropped this quotation, Mr. Norpois stopped to judge the effect it had on us. It was great; the proverb was known to us: it had been replaced that year among men of high worth by this other: “Whoever sows the wind reaps the storm”, which had needed some rest since it was not as indefatigable and hardy as, “Working for the King of Prussia”.”
—Marcel Proust (1871–1922)
“He sows hurry and reaps indigestion.”
—Robert Louis Stevenson (1850–1894)