1. The towering oak grows from a small tree seed. ——Thor Fuller

2. Even if the trees are beautiful in the forest, the wind will destroy them. ——Li Kang of the Three Kingdoms

3. Look at the fruit to identify the tree, not the leaves. ——British proverb

4. The tree must wither before it falls. ——Byron

5. A tree does not fall down as soon as it is cut down. ——British proverb

6. An old tree has flowers but no ugly branches. ——Mei Yaochen of the Song Dynasty

7. The wood is flourishing and the spring is beginning to trickle. ——Tao Yuanming of Jin Dynasty

7. When the year is cold, you will know that the pines and cypresses will wither. ——"The Analects of Confucius"

8. The frost is miserable, but the whole year is always upright. Don’t you get cold? Pines and cypresses have their own nature. ——Han Liu Zhen