50+ Best Expectations Quotes For Inspiring Success - The STRIVE (2024)

There is a faultless universal law that applies to the farmer as equally as it does to the professional and the entrepreneur. It’s an ancient law that pretty much applies to all people and all things, including relationships. It’s a law that has endured the test of time, despite countless attempts by many to circumvent it, protest against it, or pretend it doesn’t exist. The law is simply this….

You Reap What You Sow.”

In honor of this powerful law, and to help people more fully realize the success they seek, we’ve decided to publish the most inspiring Reap What You Sow Quotes. Our hope is that these quotes will help you truly embrace the fact that what we put into this world, we get back from it. So, if you’re ready to dive into our collection of You Reap What You So Quotes, let’s dive right in:

BEST YOU REAP WHAT YOU SOW QUOTES

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1. “As you have sown so shall you reap.” – Marcus Tullius Cicero

2. “What you send out, comes back. What you sow, you reap. What you give, you get. What you see in others, exists in you.” – Anonymous

3. “If you don’t like what you are reaping, you had better change what you are sowing.” – Jim Rohn

4. “Life will let you get away with something for a while, but sooner or later, you will pay the price. Everything you do in life causes the effects that you experience. When you get the bill, be prepared to pay.” – Iyanla Vanzant

5. “Sow the seeds of hard work and you will reap the fruits of success. Find something to to, do it with all your concentration. You will excel.” – Israelmore Ayivor

6. “As you sow in your subconscious mind, so shall you reap in your body and environment.” – Joseph Murphy

7. “Life is an echo. What you send out comes back. What you sow, you reap. What you give, you get. What you see in others, exists in you.” – Zig Ziglar

8. “You reap what you sow.” – Arabic Proverbs

9. Good or bad, you will always reap what you sow — you will always harvest the consequences of your choices.” – Randy Alcorn

10. “The unsuccessful personsowing little, reaps little.” – Earl Nightingale

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11. “The cause of the depression is traceable directly to the worldwide habit of trying to reap without sowing.” – Napoleon Hill

12. “Life is like a garden. You reap what you sow.” – Paolo Coelho

13. “You reap what you sow — not something else, but that. An act of love makes the soul more loving. A deed of humbleness deepens humbleness. The thing reaped is the very thing sown, multiplied a hundred fold. You have sown a seed of life, you reap everlasting.” – Frederick William Robertson

14. “Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap, but by the seeds that you plant.” – Robert Louis Stevenson

15. “You are free to choose, but you are not free from the consequence of your choice.” – Anonymous

16. “Sow a thought, and you reap an act; Sow an act, and you reap a habit; Sow a habit and you reap a character; Sow a character, and you reap a destiny.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

17. “What you sow, you reap. It’s the law of nature.” – Bob Proctor

18. “Bloom where you are planted and sow where you are fed…” – Stella Payton

19. “Love and kindness are never wasted. They always make a difference. They bless the one who receives them, and they bless you, the giver.” – Barbara De Angelis

20. “Without labor nothing prospers.” – Sophocles

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21. “In the time of Harvest, you reap what you sow. How are you liking it so far? We are in a time of disasters, that are trying to become miracles. It takes a lot of energy to transform terrible things from delusion and deception into hope and compassion.” – Suzanne Wagner

22. “Shallow men believe in luck or in circ*mstance. Strong men believe in cause and effect.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

23. “Everything you do, everything you say, every choice you make, sooner or later comes back around.” – Anonymous

24. “Plant a seed of friendship; reap a bouquet of happiness.” – Lois L. Kaufman

25. “There is something in this universe that justifies the biblical writer in saying, “You shall reap what you sow.” This is a law-abiding universe. This is a moral universe. It hinges on moral foundations. If we are to make of this a better world, we’ve got to go back and rediscover that precious value that we’ve left behind.” – Martin Luther King Jr.

26. “Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously.” – 2 Corinthians 9:6

27. “All wealth is the product of labor.” – John Locke

28. “There’s a season for sowing, a season for reaping. Self-discipline helps you know which is which.” – Gary Ryan Blair

29. “Whatever it is you want, plant it, sow it, give it, and it shall be given unto you.” – Adrian Rogers

30. “You always harvest what you plant.” – Anonymous

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31. “In this world, there really is a law of cause and effect: You reap what you sow. Then energy you put out really does come back to you.” – Michael Imperioli

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

33. “It is only through labor and painful effort, by grim energy and resolute courage, that we move on to better things.” – Theodore Roosevelt

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

35. “By the sweat of your brow you will eat your food.” – Genesis 3:19

36. “The person who sends out positive thoughts activates the world around him positively and draws back to himself positive results.” – Peale

37. “Your daily actions determine the quality of your harvest.” – Ken Lauher

38. “You reap what you sow” means that there is an effect for everything people do or say, and that the effort a person puts into something will be rewarded appropriately in this life or the next.” – Tricia Christensen

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

40. “You always reap what you sow; there is no shortcut.” – Stephen Covey

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41. “The miracle of the seed and the soil is not available by affirmation; it is only available by labor.” – Jim Rohn

42. “With every deed you are sowing a seed, though the harvest you may not see.” – Ella Wheeler Wilcox

43. “Your brain is your garden, what you sow is what you will reap. Seed it with hope, positive energy, good manners, and creativity. Irrigate it with faith, hard work, and good company.” – Zeyad Massry

44. 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.” – Joyce Meyer

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

46. “There would be no advantage to be gained by sowing a field of wheat if the harvest did not return more than was sown.” – Napoleon Hill

47. “The law of cause and effect is directly related to law of reaping and sowing: And if you seek to act and sow like those who have found success, you will eventually reap results similar to those who have found success.” – The STRIVE

48. “Make others happy and you will be happy.” – Dalai Lama

49. “Patience is necessary, and one cannot reap immediately where one has sown.” – Soren Kierkegaard

50. “Slothand prosperitycan never be companions.” – James Allen

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51. “When we plant in the soil of contemplation, we shall reap in the harvest of action.” – Meister Eckhart

52. “Cultivate your craft. Water it daily, pour some tender loving care into it, and watch it grow. Remember that a plant doesn’t spout immediately. Be patient, and know that in life you will reap what you sow.” – J.B. McGee

53. “If we send out thoughts of love and health, they return to us like bread cast upon the waters.” – Charles F. Haanel

54. “Sooner or later everyone sits down to a banquet of consequences.” – Robert Louis Stevenson

55. “You reap what you sow: Life is like a boomerang. Our thoughts, deeds and words return to us sooner or later, with astounding accuracy.” – Grant M. Bright

56. “In this earth, in this soil, in this pure field let’s not plant any seed other than seedsof compassion and love.” – Rumi

57. “God’s Law of Cause and Effect: Your rewards in life will always be equal to the amount and quality of service rendered, in the long run.” – Denis Waitley

58. “You’re frustrated because you keep waiting for the blooming of flowers of which you have yet to sow the seeds.” – Steve Maraboli

59. “You reap what you sow: Life is like a boomerang. Our thoughts, deeds and words return to us sooner or later, with astounding accuracy.” – Grant M. Bright

60. “If you are unwilling to do, you are undeserving to have. That’s how God set it up.” – Myron Golden

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61. “Karma is the universal law of cause and effect. You reap what you sow. You get what you earn. You are what you eat. If you give love, you get love. Revenge returns itself upon the avenger.” – Mary Browne

62. “How do you reap a fortune? Sow fortunes of service.” – The STRIVE

63. “You only get back what you put in.” – Catherine Cox

64. Positive thoughts, positive actions, positive results.” – Lisa Boehning

65. “If you give a good thing to the world, then over time your Karma will be good, and you’ll receive good.” – Russell Simmons

66. “You will reap what you sow. Your harvest is ultimately your choice.” – John Di Lemme

67. “Your thoughts are seeds, and the harvest you reap will depend on the seeds you plant.” – Rhonda Byrne

68. “You reap what you sow, more than you sow, later than you sow.” – Dr. Charles Stanley

69. “What you give you get, ten times over.” – Yoruba proverb

70. “If you don’t sow, you don’t reap.” – Jim Rohn

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71. “Everything happens because you did or didn’t do something. Nothing happens to you.” – Grant Cardone

72. “The greatest form of maturity is at harvest time. That is when we must learn how to reap without complaint if the amounts are small and how to reap without apology if the amounts are big.” – Jim Rohn

73. “You get out what you put in. If you want more, give more.” – Jeanette Jenkins

74. “We will receive not what we idly wish for, but what we justly earn. Our rewards will always be in exact proportion to our service.” – Earl Nightingale

75. “The price of success must be paid in full, in advance.” – Brian Tracy

76. “Hard work is the price we must pay for success.” – Vince Lombardi

77. “You harvest what you sow.” – Turkish Proverb

78. “It is only the farmer who faithfully plants seeds in the Spring, who reaps a harvest in Autumn.” – B.C. Forbes

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

80. “The more you give away, the more you get back.” – Wayne Dyer

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81. “Everything in your life is a reflection of a choice you made. If you want a different result, make a different choice.” – Anonymous

82. “There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.” – Colin Powell

83. “Great achievement is usually born of great sacrifice, and is never the result of selfishness.” – Napoleon Hill

84. “Whoever sows to please their flesh, from the flesh will reap destruction; whoever sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life.” – Galatians 6:8

85. “The law of harvest is to reap more than you sow.” – James Allen

86. “You get what you give. What you put into things is what you get out of them.” – Jennifer Lopez

87. “No one will reap except what they sow.” – Quran 6:164

88. “If you want to reap financial blessings, you have to sow financially.” – Joel Osteen

89. “Plant a kernel of wheat and you reap a pint; plant a pint and you reap a bushel. Always the law works to give you back more than you give.”Anthony Norvell

90. “Striving for success without hard work is like trying to harvest where you haven’t planted.” – David Bly

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91. “Your friend is your field which you sow with love and reap with thanksgiving.” – Kahlil Gibran

92. “A generous person will prosper; whoever refreshes others will be refreshed.” – Proverbs 11:25

93. Money is the harvest of our production and service. We in turn use it to obtain the production and service of others.” – Earl Nightingale

94. “If I could shout only one message to the whole world regarding life’s secrets, it would be this: That you cannot get something for nothing, but that you can have the best of everything when yougive full measurefor the good you wish to receive.” – Catherine Ponder

95. “Your mind will give back to you exactly what you put into it.” – James Joyce

96. “Understand there is a price to be paid for achieving anything of significance. You must be willing to pay the price.” – John Wooden

97. “You have to sow before you can reap. You have to give before you can get.” – Robert Collier

98. “Keep on sowing your seed, for you never know which will grow — perhaps it all will.” – Albert Einstein

99. “We cannot sow seeds with clenched fists. To sow we must open hour hands.” – Adolfo Perez Esquivel

100. “Always do your best. What you plant now, you will harvest later.” – Og Mandino

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101. “Remember, what you are planting in your life now, and your business, is going to grow up to become your tomorrow.” – Anonymous

102. “You have to give love to get love.” – Robin Thicke

103. “Only by giving are you able to receive more than you already have.” – Jim Rohn

104. “Full effort is full victory.” – Gandhi

105. “Be a lot,do a lot, do a lot have a lot. ” – Myron Golden

Bonus Quote on Sowing and Reaping

Bonus: This final quote is one of our favorites when it comes to sowing and reaping, and summed up best by success scholar Napoleon Hill, enjoy:

“The Man Who Does More Than He Is Paid For Will Soon Be Paid For More Than He Does.”

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Final Thoughts

There you have it, some of the best of the best quotes about sowing and reaping. We hope you enjoyed our collection. If any of these quotes inspired you, please spread the love by sharing them with anyone whom you think might appreciate them.

That said, let’s go so sow some seeds of productivity and fruitfulness out into the world, together.

Till you reach your aims,

STRIVE

PS – If you enjoyed these reaping and sowing quotes, then you’ll likely appreciate these inspirational hard work pays off quotes.

50+ Best Expectations Quotes For Inspiring Success - The STRIVE (2024)

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