“She who sows vengeance must reap its bloody fruit.”
Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni (1956) novelist, short story writer, poet, and essayist
Source: The Palace of Illusions
“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.”
Last update Nov. 26, 2023. History
Help us to complete the source, original and additional information
Do you have more details about the quote "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…" by Basil of Caesarea?
Basil of Caesarea29
Christian Saint 329–379Related quotes
Josefa Iloilo (1920–2011) President of Fiji
Opening address to the National Day of Prayer in Suva, 15 May 2005 (excerpts) http://www.fiji.gov.fj/publish/page_4607.shtml
Mata Amritanandamayi (1953) Hindu spiritual leader and guru
Understanding & Collaboration Between Religions (2006)
“He who has a good woman's love is ashamed of every ill deed.”
Walther von der Vogelweide (1170–1230) Middle High German lyric poet
Swer guotes wîbes minne hât,
der schamt sich aller missetât.
"Waz sol ein man, der niht engert", line 11; translation from Henry John Chaytor The Troubadours (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1912) p. 128.
“He who is punished is never he who performed the deed. He is always the scapegoat.”
Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900) German philosopher, poet, composer, cultural critic, and classical philologist
252
Daybreak — Thoughts on the Prejudices of Morality (1881)
Martin Luther (1483–1546) seminal figure in Protestant Reformation
Source: The Freedom of a Christian (1520), p. 76
Muhammad (570–632) Arabian religious leader and the founder of Islam
Riyadh-as-Saliheen by Imam Al-Nawawi, volume 3, hadith number 428
Sunni Hadith
Frederick William Robertson (1816–1853) British writer and theologian
Source: Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895), P. 211.