A tree growing out of the ground is as wonderful today as it ever was. It does not need to adopt new and startling methods. Robert Henri
Desire may be compared to a minute seed. It is like a big banyan tree growing out of a seed, which is no bigger than a dot. Sarada Devi
A tree is such a rich metaphor in a million beautiful ways. You can consider a tree growing and consider its connectedness to all things above and under the ground. Ann Brashares
Memory is not like a container that gradually fills up, it is more like a tree growing hooks onto which memories are hung. Everything you remember is another set of hooks on which more new memories can be attached. So the capacity of memory keeps on growing. The more you know, the more you can know. Peter Russell
A palm tree growing in the shade will not bear ripe fruit. Afghan Proverb