Nothing great is created suddenly, any more than a bunch of grapes or a fig. If you tell me that you desire a fig. I answer you that there must be time. Let it first blossom, then bear fruit, then ripen. Epictetus
Let the world slide, let the world go; A fig for care, and a fig for woe! If I can't pay, why I can owe, And death makes equal the high and low. John Heywood
I am against marriage, and I don't give a fig for society. Brigitte Bardot
Peel a fig for your friend, a peach for your enemy. Italian Proverb
Of a thorn springs not a fig. English Proverb
He is looking out for a fig. Latin Proverb