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There's a saying in some Indian languages, which I'll paraphrase: the tree which bears a lot of fruit is always bent over. In other words, the person (tree) wit
by 1024core 7y ago
There's a saying in some Indian languages, which I'll paraphrase: the tree which bears a lot of fruit is always bent over. In other words, the person (tree) with lots of knowledge (fruit) is humble (bent over).
- neilv 7y agoAnd it's knowledge itself that humbles them? I think this is a great saying.
- 1024core 7y agoYes, since fruit is heavy, and the more fruit-laden a tree is, the more it bends.
- eklavya 7y agoनमन्ति फलिनो वृक्षाः नमन्ति गुणिनो जनाः | शुष्क काष्ठस्य मूर्खश्च न नमन्ति कदाचन् || Namanti phalino vrukshaah namanti gunino janaah. Shushka kaashthasya moorkhashchas nsa namanti kadaachan. Meaning: noble and virtuous persons are always humble and and are always committed to help others and compares them to a tree bowing down with the weight of its fruits. In contrast dull and foolish persons are always rigid and unadjusting like dried wood.