Search in folklore: roots

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Roots do not know what a leaf has in mind.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about salary, mind

Roots of evil bear bitter fruits.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about bitter, americans

Liberty has its roots in blood.

Proverbs and old sayings Albanian about liberty, blood

It has a crown, but is is not a king, it has roots, but is not a plant. (The tooth)

Riddles

A tree cannot stand on the ground without its roots.

Proverbs and old sayings West African

A strong tree shall always grow from the roots and not the seeds.

Proverbs and old sayings West African

Grass grows on its roots.

Proverbs and old sayings Azere

Happiness has its roots -- sorrow has its womb.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about happiness, sadness

He who always eats the roots of a plant is capable of any thing.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about things

The strength of a tree lies in its roots -- not in its branches.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch

Fair hair may hae foul roots.

Proverbs and old sayings German

Knowledge has bitter roots but sweet fruits.

Proverbs and old sayings Italian about bitter, knowledge

Even thinking about sexual pleasure has its roots in greed.

Proverbs and old sayings Japanese about sex, greed, thinking, pleasure

Learning has sour roots, but pleasant fruits.

Proverbs and old sayings Latin

A brave man who climbs trees is food for their roots.

Proverbs and old sayings about food, man

Fruit of a tree falls near its roots.

Proverbs and old sayings Turkish

To get rid of anger, first weed out the bitter roots.

Proverbs and old sayings about bitter, anger

He is a fool who praises the fruit of a tree and forgets its roots.

Proverbs and old sayings West African

Those who do not listen to the voice of the elderly are like trees without roots.

Proverbs and old sayings about voice

Though a tree grows ever so high, the falling leaves return to its roots.

Proverbs and old sayings Guatemalan