“He is ready as he can be wished for to set forth his plough; to devise as many ways as can be to deface and obscure God's glory…O that our prelates would be as diligent to sow the corn of good doctrine as Satan is to sow cockle and darnel.”

“He ploughs the waves, sows the sand, and hopes to gather the wind in a net, who places his hopes on the heart of woman.”

“There is a god within us.
It is when he stirs us that our bosom warms; it is
his impulse that sows the seeds of inspiration.”
Est deus in nobis; agitante calescimus illo: impetus hic sacrae semina mentis habet.

“Who fain would sow the fallow field,
And see the growing corn,
Must first remove the useless weeds,
The bramble and the thorn.”
Qui serere ingenuum uolet agrum liberat arua prius fruticibus, falce rubos filicemque resecat, ut noua fruge grauis Ceres eat.

“But how can he expect that others should
Build for him, sow for him, and at his call
Love him, who for himself will take no heed at all?”

“Everyone reaps what he sows.”

“Tupelo-o-o! Hey, Tupelo! You will reap just what you sow.”

“Whoever sows good shall harvest happiness, and whoever sows evil shall harvest regret.”

“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.”

“A divine life is hidden in every seed we sow for Jesus. It matters not how small the seed may be, nor in what secluded part of the vineyard it may be sown — a prayer, a word, a look, a pressure of the hand — God's almighty energy is enfolded in every seed which we sow in the Master's name and for His glory.”