Martin LutherEven if I knew that tomorrow the world would go to pieces, I would still plant my apple tree.
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When we think ahead of time how the world will end, we find that it is not the worst thing in the world. If you do not plant your apple tree, you will never know how wonderful it tastes when it is ripe. If you leave your apple tree to grow on its own, you will never know whether or not it is delicious. It may be bitter, or may not.
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