African Proverbs and Quotes About Tree

Every saying in the archive filed under tree: 6 proverbs, 7 quotes, 1 short story. 1 of them carry a written explanation of what it means; the rest are being added over time.

They come from Kenya (7), Ghana (2), United States (1), Botswana (1) and Nigeria (1).

Named writers and speakers on this subject include Wangari Maathai (6), Malcolm X (1) and Phillip Martin (1).

A few from this collection:

• If a dead tree falls, it carries with it a live one.
• You can't hate the roots of a tree and not hate the tree. You can't hate Africa and not hate yourself.
• If all seeds that fall were to grow, then no one could follow the path under the trees.

Sayings here often sit under other subjects too — most often Environment, Consequence and Community.

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