585 Proverbs about Tree / Page 8
141. A lizard that fell from the top of a tree wastes its time looking back to where it fell from; if there was anything good the lizard deserved, it could not have missed it while it was there on top of the tree.
142. If all seeds that fall were to grow, then no one could follow the path under the trees.
143. The family is like the forest. If you are outside, it is dense; if you are inside, you see that each tree has its own position.
144. You can't jump from one tree to another but you can from one man to another.
145. A tree does not move unless there is wind.
146. A tree is best measured when it's down.
147. A tree is known by its fruit.
148. No sane person sharpens his machete to cut a banana tree.
149. The lizard that jumped from the high iroko tree said he would praise himself if no one else did.
150. If a child shoots an arrow that reaches the top of a tall palm tree, then it must be that an elderly person carved the arrow for him.
151. When the last tree has been cut down, the last river has been polluted and the last fish has been caught -- only then do you realize that money can't buy everything.
152. The words of God are not like the oak leaf which dies and falls to the earth, but like the pine tree which stays green forever.
153. Do not speak of a rhinoceros if there is no tree nearby.
154. The lizard that jumped from the high iroko tree to the ground said he would praise himself if no one else did.
155. The tree breaks that takes all the force of the wind.
156. The tree that is not taller than you cannot shade you.
157. When you see a palm tree, the palm tree has seen you.
158. During a storm you seek shelter under a tree and not the clouds.
159. If you want to lean on a tree, first make sure it can hold you.
160. The wind does not break a tree that can bend.
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