Quote#Nature
The ripest peach is highest on the tree
Quote byJames Whitcomb Riley · 1849–1916
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: "The Ripest Peach", in Afterwhiles (Indianapolis: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1888), p. 71..
English (original)
The ripest peach is highest on the tree.
— James Whitcomb Riley
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