When the tree is born, it is not immediately grown. When it is grown, it does not immediately bloom. When it blooms, it does not immediately bear fruit. When it bears fruit, the fruit is not immediately ripe. When it is ripe, it is not immediately eaten.

— Giles of Assisi (1190–1262), Franziskanischer Ordensbruder, Mystiker und Eremit

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