The tallest building in the world is now in Dubai, the biggest factory in the world is in China, the largest oil refinery is in India, the largest investment fund in the world is in Abu Dhabi, the largest Ferris wheel in the world is in Singapore. Fareed Zakaria
Do you see how the god always hurls his bolts at the greatest houses and the tallest trees. For he is wont to thwart whatever is greater than the rest. Herodotus
The soft droppes of rain perce the hard marble; many strokes overthrow the tallest oaks. John Lyly
The tallest Trees are most in the Power of the Winds, and Ambitious Men of the Blasts of Fortune. William Penn
The tallest blade of grass is the first to be cut by the scythe. Russian Proverb
The tallest tree is rooted in the ground. Russian Proverb