The squirrel has not yet found the acorn that will grow to the oak that will be cut to form the cradle of the babe that will grow to slay me.
It takes time for an acorn to turn into an oak, but the oak is already implied in the acorn.
Acorns are planted silently by some unnoticed breeze.
Even a blind squirrel finds an acorn now and again.
A man is the whole encyclopedia of facts.
That’s us,” he said. “Those five nuts right there. ” Which one is me?” I asked. The little deformed one,” Zoe suggested. Oh, shut up.
Acorns were good until bread was found.
Apart from the positive woes of perdition, an eternity of wretchedness grows from the want of love to Christ as naturally as the oak grows from the acorn, or the harvest from the scattered grain. It is not that love to Christ merits heaven; it does far better, it makes heaven. It is, as it were, the organ of sensation that takes note of heaven's blessedness.
Even a blind squirrel finds an acorn sometimes.
The acorn of ambition often grows into an oak from which men hang.
Nothing can match the treasure of common memories.
Before the acorn can bring forth the oak, it must become itself a wreck. No plant ever came from any but a wrecked seed.
If you don't have courage, you can't practice any of the other virtues.
The acorn of honest inquiry has often sprouted and matured into a great oak of understanding.
I shall weave a suit of leaves. At once. With acorns for buttons.
No-one wants acorns, but everyone wants oaks.
Is the acorn better than the oak which is its fullness and completion?
Even fools say something worthwhile now and again. Even a blind pig finds an acorn sometimes.
Grover was sniffing the wind, looking nervous. He fished out his acorns and threw them into the sand, then played his pipes. They rearranged themselves in a pattern that made no sense to me, but Grover looked concerned. "That's us," he said. "Those five nuts right there. " "Which one is me?" I asked. "The little deformed one," Zoe suggested. "Oh, shut up.
An acorn would never brag about giving shade.