John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
9659 Friedrih Wilhelm Nietzshe 1844-1900 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 9659 |
| AUTHOR: | Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche (1844–1900) |
| QUOTATION: | Everyone who enjoys thinks that the principal thing to the tree is the fruit, but in point of fact the principal thing to it is the seed.—Herein lies the difference between them that create and them that enjoy. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Maxims. |