Earth Proverbs - page 7

Refrain: (twice) Dear Motherland, you are heaven on earth, your beauty, your loveliness, ah, they are boundless. (Bulgarian Proverb)
The world is like an old building on the banks of a stream – it carries away piece by piece; in vain you stop it with a handful of earth. View proverb
Persian Proverb
No one is tall enough to reach up and touch the heavens. No one is broad enough to lift his gaze over the whole earth. [...] But you, who roar like a storm -- may you establish yourself like a lion. [...] No man can bring about your demise. View proverb
Sumerian Proverb
If God lived on Earth, all his windows would be broken. View proverb
Yiddish Proverb
Instead of having a handful of gold, it [could be better] to have a handful of earth (i.e. a piece of land). View proverb
Turkish Proverb