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Shade Quotes

Posted by Nabil Medawar in Quotations, tags: shade

A man has made at least a start on discovering the meaning of human life when he plants shade trees under which he knows full well he will never sit.~ Elton Trueblood
A palm tree growing in the shade will not bear ripe fruit. ~ Afghan Proverb
A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in. ~ Greek Proverb
A tree that grows in the shade of another one will die small. ~ Senegalese Proverb
But friendship is precious, not only in the shade, but in the sunshine of life; and thanks to a benevolent arrangement of things, the greater part of life is sunshine. ~ Thomas Jefferson
Do not cut down the tree that gives you shade. ~ Saudi Arabian Proverb
Don’t smother each other. No one can grow in the shade. ~ Leo Buscaglia
False friends are like our shadow, keeping close to us while we walk in the sunshine, but leaving us the instant we cross into the shade.~ John Christian Bovee
He who leans against a big tree will always find shade. ~ Albanian Proverb
He who sits in the shade won’t take an axe to the tree. ~ Japanese Proverb
Hide not your talents. They for use were made. What’s a sundial in the shade. ~ Benjamin Franklin
I have lived, and I have run the course which fortune allotted me; and now my shade shall descend illustrious to the grave. ~ Virgil
If a window of opportunity appears, don’t pull down the shade. ~ Thomas J. Peters
If you make love in the shade you get cold. ~ Japanese Proverb
If you want a place in the sun, you must leave the shade of the family tree. ~ Osage Proverb
Let us cross over the river and rest under the shade of the trees. ~ Stonewall Jackson
Never have a companion that casts you in the shade. ~ Baltasar Gracian
One generation plants the trees; another gets the shade. ~ Chinese Proverb
Someone’s sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago. ~ Warren Buffett
The most beautiful flowers flourish in the shade. ~ Japanese Proverb
The one who plants the tree is not the one who will enjoy its shade. ~ Chinese Proverb
The tree that is not taller than you cannot shade you. ~ African Proverb
The true meaning of life is to plant trees, under whose shade you do not expect to sit. ~ Nelson Henderson
To sit in the shade on a fine day, and look upon verdure is the most perfect refreshment. ~ Jane Austen
When the heat has passed, you forget about the shade of trees. ~ Japanese Proverb
Where the sun shines, there is also shade. ~ Indian Proverb
Where there is sunshine, there is also shade. ~ Kashmiri Proverb
You are like a tree, giving your shade to the outside. ~ Saudi Arabian Proverb
You must chop down the tree that gives too much or too little shade. ~ Russian Proverb