A Tree Is Known by Its Fruit…

A tree is known by its fruit, but a human act, not being a tree, is better known by its intention. It is well said that one does not pick grapes from a thorn bush, and that figs do not sprout from a weed; however, man, always subject to a greater or lesser extent to the uncontrollable, does not always produce what is expected of him or what he wants. That is why, in his case, sticking to the fruit is not enough and can often lead us astray.