Nothing graces the Christian soul so much as mercy; mercy as shown chiefly towards the poor, that thou mayest treat them as sharers in common with thee in the produce of nature, which brings forth the fruits of the earth for use to all. Ambrose
The Commandments of God are higher than all the treasures of the earth. Whoever has acquired them has received God within himself. Isaac the Syrian
The fruits of the earth are not brought to perfection immediately, but by time, rain and care; similarly, the fruits of men ripen through ascetic practice, study, time, perseverance, self-control and patience. Anthony the Great
The gravity of the earth is so strong that the old grey man walks crooked. Armenian Proverb
Man is the flower of the earth. Vietnamese Proverb
We are all flesh and blood of the earth and so will return to the ground as rotten maggot encrusted relics. Togolese Proverb