Proverbs on the Environment
“A well-developed forest will not miss a useful tree that is felled.” KENYA
“A tree on a hill is a meeting place for birds.” CONGO
“Hills with trees are footprints of God.” KENYA
“When trees are being cut, the forest is noisy; when trees are growing, the forest is quiet.” AFRICAN
“Trees pull the rain.” ETHIOPIA
“The best time to plant a tree is twenty years ago; the second-best time is now.” AFRICA
“When there is something wrong in the forest, there is something wrong in society.” ZIMBABWE
“A person who has planted a tree before he dies has not lived in vain.” AFRICAN
“It takes many years to grow a tree but a day to cut it down.” NORTH AFRICA
“To plant a tree is to mix with God.” AFRICA
“Go softly in the world; if it is harmed, it cannot return.” NIGERIA
“Eat, but leave some in the forest for others.” KENYA
“Do not finish the arrowroot; think of the future.” KENYA
“Most of the world is still ahead.” UGANDA
“Earth is our mother's womb.” KENYA
“The beauty you left behind, where will you find it tomorrow?” NORTH AFRICA
“Prepare now for the solutions of tomorrow.” CONGO
“We borrowed the present from our future.” AFRICAN
“One will take the reserve only if one has put it in reserve.” ETHIOPIA
“Accomplish deeds fit for the next world.” NIGERIA
“Treat the earth well; it was not given to you by your parents; it was loaned to you by your children.” KENYA
“Do not drain the river till it dries.” SOUTH AFRICA
“A tree blossoms with rain.” TANZANIA
“Birds will flock to a fruitful tree.” SENEGAL
“A dried-up tree does not bear a green one.” KENYA
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PROVERBS ON PEACE & WAR
PROVERBS ON WATER
PROVERBS ON RELIGION & THE SACRED
PROVERBS ON LIFE
PROVERBS ON LEADERSHIP
PROVERBS ON CHILDREN & PARENTING