Whosoever eateth his wheat before it is ripe, must glean ears of corn at the time of harvest.
Saadi in Gulistan (The Rose Garden) (1258), translated by Francis Gladwin
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1 Dan Costinas said on 08 April 2013: |
| Or: «Who eats the corn he has sown while it is yet green, must at harvest time glean the ears of it.» ~ according to Edward Rehatsek's translation |