Ground Proverbs

The branch that bears the most fruit bends itself thankfully towards the ground. (Persian Proverb)
Can't tell his ass from a hole in the ground. View proverb
Hindi 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
A man must put grain in the ground before he can cut the harvest. View proverb
Gypsy Proverb
The white man lives in the castle; when he dies, he lies in the ground. View proverb
Ghana Proverb
Our real grave is not in the ground but in men's hearts. View proverb
Persian Proverb
Giving advice to the ignorant is like the rain falling on muddy ground. View proverb
Persian Proverb
When the bed breaks, there is the ground to lie on. View proverb
Hindi Proverb
Plant rice when the ground is ready; pursue women when you feel passion. View proverb
Tibetan Proverb
If you lie on the ground, you cannot fall. View proverb
Jewish Proverb
Between two stools, you fall to the ground. (Vietnamese Proverb)
The house does not rest upon the ground, but upon a woman. View proverb
Mexican Proverb
The dead to his burial ground, and the living to his fooling around. View proverb
Mexican Proverb
When the earth is hot, the worm stays in the ground. View proverb
Native American Proverb
Do not waste your time looking for soft ground to drive your spade in. View proverb
Madagascan Proverb
Even the loftiest of mountains begins on the ground. View proverb
Moroccan Proverb
We are all flesh and blood of the earth and so will return to the ground as rotten maggot encrusted relics. View proverb
Togolese Proverb
Any ground is good enough to be buried in. View proverb
Japanese Proverb
Rained on ground hardens. View proverb
Japanese Proverb
The winds may fell the massive oak, but bamboo, bent even to the ground, will spring upright after the passage of the storm. View proverb
Japanese Proverb
If two selfish young men sit next to a pot of water, the water spills out on the ground. (Ghana Proverb)
However high you lift the kid goat, you place it gently on the ground. View proverb
Ghana Proverb
No matter how high the squirrel jumps, it will eventually fall onto the ground. View proverb
Malay Proverb
Though a tree grow ever so high, the falling leaves return to the ground. View proverb
Malay Proverb
A bird that flies off the earth and lands on an anthill is still on the ground. View proverb
African Proverb