“Solitary trees, if they grow at all, grow strong.”

“When nations grow old, the Arts grow cold,
And Commerce settles on every tree.”

“Trees that are slow to grow bear the best fruit.”

“A tree cannot grow in its parents’ shadows.”

“When nations grow old,
the Arts grow cold,
And Commerce settles on every tree:
And the poor and the old
Can live upon gold,
For all are born poor.
              Aged sixty-three.”

“You can't grow strong without resistance.”

“It is said that in some countries trees will grow, but will bear no fruit because there is no winter there.”

“The tree that would grow to heaven must send its roots to hell.”

“They sailed away for a year and a day
To the land where the bong-tree grows.”

“[Translated]: The tree of liberty only grows when watered by the blood of tyrants.”