Tree Proverbs

Money grows on the tree of persistence. (Japanese Proverb)
When you drink milk under the palm tree, people will say that it is palm wine. View proverb
Hindi Proverb
Every tree has its worm to eat it. View proverb
Bulgarian Proverb
The pear does not fall far from the tree. View proverb
Bulgarian Proverb
The lizard that jumped from the high iroko tree to the ground said he would praise himself if no one else did. View proverb
African Proverb
Do not speak of a rhinoceros if there is no tree nearby. View proverb
African Zulu Proverb
The elephant that is stuck in the mud will tear down the tree with it. View proverb
Cambodian Proverb
You don't have to cut a tree down to get at the fruit. View proverb
Cambodian Proverb
The nuts from a palm tree don't fall without dragging a few leaves with it. View proverb
African Congo Proverb
Around a flowering tree, there are many insects. View proverb
Guinea Proverb
The patient thief is as a tree whose root runs deep as he waits for the sweet fruit.. (Gypsy Proverb)
Even the mightest eagle comes down to the tree tops to rest. View proverb
Kiganda Proverb
Old men sit in the shade because they planted a tree many years before. View proverb
Kiganda Proverb
Though the palm tree in the jungle is big, who knows how big its yield will be? View proverb
Liberia Proverb
Only when the tree is big and strong can you tether a cow to it. View proverb
Liberia Proverb
When a dead tree falls, the woodpeckers profit from his death. View proverb
Malawi Proverb
Not all the flowers of a tree produce fruit. View proverb
Mauritania Proverb
On a dead tree there are no monkeys. View proverb
Mozambican Proverb
No one can uproot the tree which God has planted. View proverb
Yoruba Proverb
Anyone who plants a tree before they die has not lived in vain. View proverb
Benin Proverb
Where blood has been shed the tree of forgiveness cannot grow. (Brazilian Proverb)
Patience is a tree whose root is bitter, but its fruit is very sweet. View proverb
Canadian Proverb
Tree would bend when it bears fruit. View proverb
Azerbaijani Proverb
Every tree casts shadow on its own bottom. View proverb
Azerbaijani Proverb
An apple never falls far from the tree. View proverb
English Proverb