“When small men begin to cast big shadows, it means that the sun is about to set.”
Lin Yutang (1895–1976) Chinese writer
As quoted in Hard-to-Solve Cryptograms (2001) by Derrick Niederman, p. 96
“When there is a big tree small ones climb on its back to reach the sun.”
— Chinua Achebe, book No Longer at Ease
Source: No Longer at Ease (1960), Chapter 10 (p. 95)
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Albert Einstein (1879–1955) German-born physicist and founder of the theory of relativity
As Quote Investigator explains, allegories about animals doing impossible things have been incredibly popular in the past century. But no, this one isn't from Einstein. (Source: http://quoteinvestigator.com/2013/04/06/fish-climb/.) <br class="br">Misattributed <br class="br">Variant: Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.
“A man who cannot climb a tree will boast of never having fallen out of one.”
Ludwig Klages (1872–1956) German psychologist and philosopher
Source: Rhythmen und Runen (1944), p. 466
Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841–1919) French painter and sculptor
Source: 1880's, Renoir – his life and work, 1975, pp. 156-157 : quote, 1881 on the illusion by sunlight, from Renoir et ses amis, Georges Riviere.
“When a big tree falls, the earth shakes.”
Rajiv Gandhi (1944–1991) sixth Prime Minister of India
Rajiv Gandhi, commenting on the 1984 anti-Sikh riots following the murder of Indira Gandhi, quoted in Hindustan Times <br class="br">Quote <br class="br">Source: 1984 anti-Sikh riots 'wrong', says Rahul Gandhi, Hindustan Times, 18 November 2008, 5 May 2012, yes, https://web.archive.org/web/20131012025532/http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/India/India/Article1-352523.aspx, 12 October 2013 http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/India/India/Article1-352523.aspx,
“So if you are the big tree, we are the small axe. Ready to cut you down, to cut you down.”
Bob Marley (1945–1981) Jamaican singer, songwriter, musician
“In my childhood I led the life of a sage, when I grew up I started climbing trees”
Philip Roth book The Ghost Writer
Source: The Ghost Writer
