One generation plants the trees; another gets the shade. ~ Chinese Proverb

If you want to be happy for a year, plant a tree; if you want to be happy for life, plant a garden or a forest. ~ English Proverb



Keep a green tree in your heart and perhaps the singing bird will come. ~ Chinese Proverb

All birds will flock to a fruitful tree. ~ Senegalese Proverb

A big tree attracts the wind. ~ Chinese Proverb

When tree the waves, wind is stirring. ~ Chinese Proverb



Big trees cast more shadow than fruit. ~ German Proverb

The tree hat is not taller than you cannot shade you. ~ African Proverb

Every tree feels the force of the wind. ~ Afghan Proverb

Large trees are envied by the wind. ~ Japanese Proverb

To love someone who does not love you, is like shaking a tree to make the dew drops fall. ~ Congolese Proverb

A little axe can cut down a big tree. ~ Jamaican Proverb

The taller the tree the harder the fall. ~ Dutch Proverb

A palm tree growing in the shade will not bear ripe fruit. ~ Afghan Proverb



The one who plants the tree is not the one who will enjoy its shade. ~ Chinese Proverb

The tree of silence bears the fruits of peace. ~ Arabian Proverb

When the heat has passed, you forget about the shade of tree. ~ Japanese Proverb

He who leans against a big tree will always find shade. ~Albanian Proverb



A tree does not grow from the sky. ~ Bosnian Proverb

You cannot climb a tree with one hand. ~ Gabonese Proverb

When eating the fruit, think of the person who planted tree the tree.~ Vietnamese Proverb

The firm tree does not fear the storm. ~ Indonesian Proverb

Where is there a tree not shaken by the wind? ~ Armenian Proverb

Do not cut down the tree that gives you shade. ~ Arabian Proverb

Men will only throw stones at trees that are laden with fruit. ~ French Proverb

When the trees falls, the shadow flies. ~ Chinese Proverb



The leafiest tree doesn’t always have the juiciest fruit. ~ Panamanian Proverb

A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they will never sit in. ~ Greek Proverb

The best trees grow on the steepest hills. ~ Burundi Proverb

The tree casts its shadow on everything, even upon the woodcutter. ~ Indian Proverb

The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The next best time is now. ~ Chinese Proverb

The oldest trees bear the softest fruits. ~ German Proverb

Tall trees catch much wind. ~ Japanese Proverb



You can count the apples on a tree but you can’t count the trees from one apple. ~ Gypsy Proverb