41 Quotes About Reaping What You Sow

There is a lot of traditional words of wisdom that dictate the ideas of karma in life. Reaping what you sow is just one of the most famous phrases repeated. With many references made to this in the Old and New Testament of the Bible, here is a look at some of the best quotes about reaping what you sow that are encouraging to you to be better than you are.

“A woman’s decision to carry a baby to term knowing that she will not reap the fruits of motherhood should be treated as an act of bravery and selflessness – the ultimate standards of good motherhood.”

“Around the world, climate change is an existential threat – but if we harness the opportunities inherent in addressing climate change, we can reap enormous economic benefits.”

“As a man sow, shall he reap. and I know that talk is cheap. But the heat of the battle is as sweet as the victory.”

“As education becomes dematerialized, demonetized and democratized, every man, woman and child on the planet will be able to reap the benefits of knowledge. We’re rapidly heading toward a world of education abundance.”

“As man sows, so shall he reap. In works of fiction, such men are sometimes converted. More often, in real life, they do not change their natures until they are converted into dust.”

“As soon as the land of any country has all become private property, the landlords, like all other men, love to reap where they never sowed, and demand a rent even for its natural produce.”

“Before the reward there must be labor. You plant before you harvest. You sow in tears before you reap joy.”

“Browsing our local farmer’s market is one of my family’s favorite weekend activities. Make it a relaxing, healthful habit for your family, and you’ll reap the nutritional rewards.”

“But because many endeavor to get knowledge rather than to live well, they are often deceived and reap little or no benefit from their labor.”

“But, having a perfume and license, in general, is a financial necessity. A designer must, to reap back the money spent on prototypes and all that sort of thing.”

“Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant.”

“Fitness starts at home. What you eat is what you will look, just as what you sow is what you reap. Eat good food: eat fruits, vegetables, healthy grains, and don’t go for sweet and trite food.”

“God wants to use you to make other people happy! And the happier you make others, the happier you will be because you reap what you sow.”

“Going through chemo is like investing money in a retirement account. You feel the hit right now, but later in life you get to reap the benefits – by still being alive.”

“I know how to set an irrigation tube, and I helped with the harvest. I learned the law of the harvest without even knowing I was learning it. On the farm, you learn early that you reap what you sow.”

“I see a future where states compete with one another to see which can be the most efficient, and where businesses seek out efficient states in which to locate so they can reap the economic and environmental benefits for their businesses and employees.”

“If we bring not the good courage of minds covetous of truth, and truth only, prepared to hear all things, and decide upon all things, according to evidence, we should do more wisely to sit down contented in ignorance, than to bestir ourselves only to reap disappointment.”

“If we don’t plant the right things, we will reap the wrong things. It goes without saying. And you don’t have to be, you know, a brilliant biochemist and you don’t have to have an IQ of 150. Just common sense tells you to be kind, ninny, fool. Be kind.”

“If we say it long enough eventually we’re going to reap a harvest. We’re going to get exactly what we’re saying.”

“If you want to reap financial blessings, you have to sow financially.”

“Investment banking is not a business; it is a personal service where bankers work hand in hand with their clients. And it is a service that must not simply be about making bigger and bigger deals that reap rewards for only a small group of executives. Felix Rohatyn”

“Landlords, like all other men, love to reap where they never sowed.”

“Look before you leap for as you sow, ye are like to reap.”

“Maturity is the ability to reap without apology and not complain when things don’t go well.”

“No one can reap the fruit before planting the trees.”

“Nonetheless, the developing countries must be able to reap the benefits of international trade.”

“Only a few act – the rest of us reap the benefits of their risk.”

“Patience is necessary, and one cannot reap immediately where one has sown.”

“Sow an act and you reap a habit. Sow a habit and you reap a character. Sow a character and you reap a destiny.”

“Success leaves clues, and if you sow the same seeds, you’ll reap the same rewards.”

“Technology has the benefit of being easily scalable. A few weeks or months of coding can result in solutions that reap huge benefits. The
global success of Facebook, Twitter, and Google are all triumphs of technology.”

“The law of harvest is to reap more than you sow. Sow an act, and you reap a habit. Sow a habit and you reap a character. Sow a character and you reap a destiny.”

“The return we reap from generous actions is not always evident.”

“There is incredible potential for digital technology in and beyond the classroom, but it is vital to rethink how learning is organised if we are to reap the rewards.”

“Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it.”

“War should only be declared by the authority of the people, whose toils and treasures are to support its burdens, instead of the government which is to reap its fruits. James Madison”

“What we plant in the soil of contemplation, we shall reap in the harvest of action.”

“When men sow the wind it is rational to expect that they will reap the whirlwind.”

“You cannot hold on to anything good. You must be continually giving – and getting. You cannot hold on to your seed. You must sow it – and reap anew. You cannot hold on to riches. You must use them and get other riches in return.”

“You cannot mock God because whatever good thing you do, you’re gonna reap for it.”

“You must give to get, You must sow the seed, before you can reap the harvest.”

There are many lessons to be taught that go along with the ideals of karma. Keeping these words of wisdom in your mind will help you to become a better person.