Quotes of: Bamboo Keyword

One bamboo does not make a forest.

Chinese

The higher the bamboo, the more it can be bent.

Filipino

To bend a bamboo, start when it is a shoot.

Malay

The taller the bamboo grows, the lower it bends.

Japanese

Young bamboo trees are easy to bend.

Vietnamese

Bamboo is not a weed, it's a flowering plant. Bamboo is a magnificent plant.

Steve Lacy

You can lean on a bamboo stick, but not on a rope.

Chinese

If a bamboo tube makes a loud sound, it is empty.

Filipino

You can't straighten a snake by putting it in a bamboo cane.

Japanese

You can't see the whole sky through a bamboo pole.

Japanese

You can't see the whole sky through a bamboo tube.

Japanese

When eating bamboo sprouts, remember the man who planted them.

Chinese

Any connoisseur knows you've got to be drunk to really enjoy a good romance.

Blue Bamboo: Japanese Tales of Fantasy

When you find yourself looking ridiculous, reasoning isn't worth a damn.

Blue Bamboo: Japanese Tales of Fantasy

It would seem that the more irresponsible and crafty one is, the more likely one is to have a talent for storytelling.

Blue Bamboo: Japanese Tales of Fantasy

God can be realized through all paths. All religions are true. The important thing is to reach the roof. You can reach it by stone stairs or by wooden stairs or by bamboo steps or by a rope. You can also climb up by a bamboo pole.

Ramakrishna

If you see him riding on a bamboo-cane, say to him, "Good health to your horse!"

Moroccan

Just as a bamboo cane forms a round jet of water, so taking counsel together makes men of one mind.

Malawian

I just don't believe in helping people who are going to torture me. Though I don't see any bamboo slivers. How can you possibly torture someone without bamboo slivers?

Circus of the Damned

When a storm comes, bamboo bends. It doesn't break.

Rebel Queen

But I was also doing odd jobs around Portland, like spreading gravel and transplanting bamboo trees.

Elliott Smith