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As a TREE falls, so shall it lie
One must not change long-established beliefs, etc., in the face of death. With allusion to
ECCLESIASTES
xi. 3 (AV) If the tree fall toward the South, or toward the North, in the place where the tree falleth, there it shall be.
1549
Seven Sermons
IV. M3
V
Wheresoeuer the tre falleth .. there it shall reste.
1578
Euphues
I. 308
Where the tree falleth there it lyeth .. and every ones deathes daye is his domes day.
1678
English Proverbs
(ed. 2) 296
As a man lives so shall he die, As a tree falls so shall it lie.
1836
Cruise of Midge
II. ii.
It is of no use …As the tree falls, so must it lie—it is a part of my creed.
1921
Traveller in Little Things
iii.
She sent a message .. to the old father to come and see her before she died… His answer was, ‘As a tree falls so shall it lie.’
death
;
fate and fatalism
ECCLESIASTES
xi. 3 (AV) If the tree fall toward the South, or toward the North, in the place where the tree falleth, there it shall be.
1549Seven Sermons
IV. M3
V
Wheresoeuer the tre falleth .. there it shall reste.
1578
Euphues
I. 308
Where the tree falleth there it lyeth .. and every ones deathes daye is his domes day.
1678
English Proverbs
(ed. 2) 296
As a man lives so shall he die, As a tree falls so shall it lie.
1836
Cruise of Midge
II. ii.
It is of no use …As the tree falls, so must it lie—it is a part of my creed.
1921
Traveller in Little Things
iii.
She sent a message .. to the old father to come and see her before she died… His answer was, ‘As a tree falls so shall it lie.’
death;
fate and fatalism
The TREE is known by its fruit
With allusion to
MATTHEW
xii. 33 (AV) The tree is known by his fruit.
1528
Obedience of Christian Man
88
V
Judge the tre by his frute, and not by his leves.
1597
–
8
Henry IV, Pt. 1
II
. iv. 414
If then the tree may be known by the fruit .. there is virtue in that Falstaff.
1670
English Proverbs
11
A tree is known by the fruit, and not by the leaves.
1896
Council of Trent
iv.
Lutherans said the tree is known by its fruit. Teach a pure faith, and abuses will disappear.
1928
Lady Chatterley's Lover
iv.
The mental life .. [is] rooted in spite and envy …Ye shall know the tree by its fruit.
1955
Flame of Forest
I. 15
‘I never judge a man by his mask.’ ‘A tree should be judged by its fruits,’ Myna responded.
appearance
;
human nature
MATTHEW
xii. 33 (AV) The tree is known by his fruit.
1528Obedience of Christian Man
88
V
Judge the tre by his frute, and not by his leves.
1597
–
8
Henry IV, Pt. 1
II
. iv. 414
If then the tree may be known by the fruit .. there is virtue in that Falstaff.
1670
English Proverbs
11
A tree is known by the fruit, and not by the leaves.
1896
Council of Trent
iv.
Lutherans said the tree is known by its fruit. Teach a pure faith, and abuses will disappear.
1928
Lady Chatterley's Lover
iv.
The mental life .. [is] rooted in spite and envy …Ye shall know the tree by its fruit.
1955
Flame of Forest
I. 15
‘I never judge a man by his mask.’ ‘A tree should be judged by its fruits,’ Myna responded.
appearance;
human nature
tree
see also
the APPLE never falls far from the tree
;
he that would EAT the fruit must climb the tree
;
you cannot SHIFT an old tree without it dying
;
as the TWIG is bent, so is the tree inclined
;
WALNUTS and pears you plant for your heirs
;
a WOMAN, a dog, and a walnut tree, the more you beat them the better they be
.
the APPLE never falls far from the tree
;
he that would EAT the fruit must climb the tree
;
you cannot SHIFT an old tree without it dying
;
as the TWIG is bent, so is the tree inclined
;
WALNUTS and pears you plant for your heirs
;
a WOMAN, a dog, and a walnut tree, the more you beat them the better they be
.
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