(267 quotes found)
“Every blade of grass has its angel that bends over it and whispers, 'Grow, grow.'”
The Talmud
“To me a lush carpet of pine needles or spongy grass is more welcome than the most luxurious Persian rug.”
Helen Keller
“When two elephants fight, it is the grass that gets trampled”
African Proverb
“The grass may be greener on the other side of the fence but you still have to mow it.”
Proverb
“In the world's audience hall, the simple blade of grass sits on the same carpet with the sunbeams, and the stars of midnight”
Rabindranath Tagore
“Sitting quietly, doing nothing, spring comes, and the grass grows by itself”
Zen Proverb
“When spring comes the grass grows by itself.”
Tao Te Ching
“I asked the waiter, 'Is this milk fresh?' He said, 'Lady, three hours ago it was grass”
Phyllis Diller
“I hear the wind a blowI hear the grass a grow,And all that I know, I know.But I will not speak, I will run away.”
William Butler Yeats
“You maid of hindering knot grass. You bead! You acorn!”
William Shakespeare