Trees are beautiful, especially old trees. There are many proverbs and quotes in which trees are mentioned.
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He that would eat the fruit, must climb the tree.
He that would have fruit must climb the tree.
Thomas FullerHe told them tales of bees and flowers, the ways of trees, and the strange creatures of the Forest, about the evil things and good things, things friendly and things unfriendly, cruel things and kind things, and secrets hidden under brambles.
J.R.R. TolkienSource: The Fellowship of the Ring
About Tom Bombadil
He who plants a coconut tree plants vessels and clothing, food and drink, a habitation for himself and a heritage for his children.
He who plants trees loves others besides himself.
(unknown author)He who sits in the shade won't take an axe to the tree.
He who tends the fig tree will eat its fruit, And he who cares for his master will be honored.
BibleSource: Proverbs 27:18
His branches shall spread, and his beauty shall be as the olive tree, and his smell as Lebanon.
BibleHow dear the woods are! You beautiful trees! I love every one of you as a friend.
Lucy Maud MontgomerySource: Anne of Avonlea
I frequently tramped eight or ten miles through the deepest snow to keep an appointment with a beech-tree, or a yellow birch, or an old acquaintance among the pines.
Henry David ThoreauI have tied my goat to a jujube tree.
I see trees of green, red roses too
I see them bloom for me and you
And I think to myself what a wonderful world.
Louis ArmstrongI see them bloom for me and you
And I think to myself what a wonderful world.
Source: Lyrics: What a Wonderful World
I think that if you shake the tree, you ought to be around when the fruit falls to pick it up.
Mary CassattI want to do to you what spring does with the cherry trees.
Pablo NerudaI'm the last leaf on the tree
Tom WaitsSource: Lyrics: Last leaf
If a bird does not recognize a tree, it will not rest on it.
If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?
(unknown author)If the prince wants an apple, his servants take the tree.
If you are planning for a year, sow rice; if you are planning for a decade, plant trees; if you are planning for a lifetime, educate people.
If you are the big, big tree, we are the small axe, ready to cut you down!
Bob MarleyIf you don't eat mangos that fall on the ground, be sure to be strong enough to pick ones on the tree.
If you don't like how things are, change it! You're not a tree.
Jim RohnIf you want apples, you have to shake the trees.
If you wish to make an impact for one year, plant corn; if you wish to make an impact for a generation, plant a tree; if you wish to make an impact for an eternity, educate a child.
ConfuciusIn a tree that you can't climb, there are always a thousand fruits.
It is only the fruit-laden tree that receives the shower of stones from passersby.
It must be October, the trees are falling away and showing their true colors.
Charmaine J. FordeIt was like a species of the Tamarind tree, bearing fruit which resembled grapes extremely fine; and its fragrance extended to a considerable distance. I exclaimed, How beautiful is this tree, and how delightful is its appearance!
Prophet EnochAbout the tree of knowledge.
It's not the monkey on top that make a tree fall but it's the work and effort of numerous small insects and ants.
Just as the twig is bent the tree's inclined.
Alexander PopeJust as the twig is bent, the tree's inclined.
Alexander PopeKeep a tree green in your heart and perhaps a singing bird will come.
Life without love is like a tree without blossoms or fruit.
Kahlil GibranLittle strokes fell great oaks.
Make a big task easier by dividing it in small parts.Look at a tree, a flower, a plant. Let your awareness rest upon it. How still they are, how deeply rooted in 'just being'. Allow nature to teach you stillness. When you look at a tree and perceive its stillness, you become still yourself.
Eckhart TolleLooking at a tree see its fruit; looking at a man see his deeds.
Looking for fish? Don't climb a tree.
Men will only throw stones at trees that are laden with fruit.
Mistrust is an axe in the tree of love.
Mock the palm tree only when the date harvest is over.
Money doesn't grow on trees.
It's not easy to make money.My best days are spent with mountains and trees.
MinkukelMy eyes are constantly wide open to the extraordinary fact of existence. Not just human existence, but the existence of life and how this breathtakingly powerful process, which is natural selection, has managed to take the very simple facts of physics and chemistry and build them up to redwood trees and humans.
Richard DawkinsNo apple tree is immune from worms.
No sane person sharpens his machete to cut a banana tree.
Not all the tree's blossoms will bear fruit.
Now Autumn's fire burns slowly along the woods and day by day the dead leaves fall and melt.
William AllinghamOne is wise to cultivate the tree that bears fruit in our soul.
Henry David ThoreauOnly God can make a tree.
(unknown author)Patience is a tree whose root is bitter, but its fruit is very sweet.