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Babylonian Talmud: Honi asked the man planting a carob tree how long until it bore fruit. Seventy years, he said. Just as my ancestors planted for me, I plant for my children.

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“Honi asked the man planting a carob tree how long until it bore fruit. Seventy years, he said. Just as my ancestors planted for me, I plant for my children.”
Babylonian Talmud, c. 500 AD · the story of Honi and the carob tree