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• Anyone can count the seeds of an apple, only God can count the apples of a seed
• They tried to bury us, they didn’t know we were seeds (Mexican proverb).
• The tree does not withdraw its shade, even at the woodcutter’s (Indian proverb; The Dictionary of Indian Proverbs and Sayings (1980))
• A tree that falls makes much noise; a forest that sprouts is not heard (Gandhi)
• The one who has planted a tree has not lived in vain (African proverb; Africa in Proverbs (1905))
• In the forest, when the branches quarrel, the roots embrace (African proverb)
• The smallest seed often produces the largest tree (Indian proverb; Popular maxims of India (1858)).
• Listen to the forest that grows rather than the tree that falls (Friedrich Hegel)
• No path leads to the tree that bears no fruit (African proverb; Africa in Proverbs (1905)).
• There is no tree that has not felt the force of the wind (Afghan proverb; The Dictionary of Afghan Proverbs and Sayings (1980)).
• Whoever leans against a tall tree always finds shade (Albanian proverb; Albanian proverbs and sayings (1960))
• Each seed knows its moment
• To reach the top of the tree, you have to aim for the sky (Swedish proverb; Swedish Proverbs and Sayings (1822)).
• Never hesitate to sow (Latin proverb)
• They sowed the word “tomorrow” and it didn’t sprout.
• Dreams are the seeds of change
• Who sows light, harvests thick (French proverb)
• Everyone believes that the fruit is the essential part of the tree, when in reality it is the seed (Friedrich Nietzsche).
• Don’t carry the axe at the foot of the tree that sheltered you during the storm (oriental proverb; Les apologues et contes orientales (1784))
• A tree overturned by the wind had more branches than roots (Chinese proverb; The Dictionary of Chinese Proverbs (1980)).
• Too nimble feet make the tree fall (Thai proverb; The Dictionary of Thai Proverbs (1980))
• Fruits do not fall far from the tree (Thai proverb; The Dictionary of Thai Proverbs (1980))
• One tree falls, plants another (Burmese proverb; The Dictionary of Burmese Proverbs (1980))
• A good tree can house ten thousand birds (Burmese proverb; The Dictionary of Burmese Proverbs (1980))
• Stamps the wax when it is hot, and straightens the tree when it is young (Persian proverb; Persian proverbs and sayings (1822))
• Tall trees take a long time to grow; it only takes a moment to knock them down (Persian proverb; Persian proverbs and sayings (1822))
• Never speak of a tree before seeing the fruits it bears (Persian proverb; Persian proverbs and sayings (1822))
• One must honour the oak tree under which one lives (Icelandic proverb; Scandinavian proverbs and sayings (1960))
• The tall oak tree does not fall at the first blow (Latin proverb; Proverbia latina (1908)).
• The tree that is cut down makes more noise than the forest that grows (Chinese proverb; The most beautiful proverbs of China (1803))
• A falling tree makes more noise than a thousand growing trees (Japanese proverb; Japanese proverbs and sayings (1962))
• The tree stripped of its leaves is the lover of cyclones (Indian proverb; The book of Hindustani proverbs)
• Tree transplanted too often, if it does not die, rarely bears fruit (agricultural proverb; Les proverbes agricoles du Sud-Ouest de la France (1869))