Bamboo Proverbs

If a bamboo tube makes a loud sound, it is empty. (Filipino Proverb)
Young bamboo trees are easy to bend. View proverb
Vietnamese Proverb
Just as a bamboo cane forms a round jet of water, so taking counsel together makes men of one mind. View proverb
Malawi Proverb
A tender bamboo cannot be eagerly desired for building. View proverb
Zambian Proverb
By poking at a bamboo thicket, one drives out a snake. View proverb
Japanese Proverb
The taller the bamboo grows, the lower it bends. View proverb
Japanese Proverb
The winds may fell the massive oak, but bamboo, bent even to the ground, will spring upright after the passage of the storm. View proverb
Japanese Proverb
To bend a bamboo, start when it is a shoot. View proverb
Malay Proverb
The higher the bamboo, the more it can be bent. View proverb
Filipino Proverb
You can't see the whole sky through a bamboo pole. View proverb
Japanese Proverb
When eating bamboo sprouts, remember the man who planted them. (Chinese Proverb)
An image of a bamboo has already been formed in mind before it is committed to the painting canvas. View proverb
Chinese Proverb
You can lean on a bamboo stick, but not on a rope. View proverb
Chinese Proverb
Like bamboo shoots after rain. View proverb
Chinese Proverb
He was burned, so he ran into the bamboo grove, but the grove caught fire. View proverb
Punjabi Proverb
One bamboo does not make a forest. View proverb
Chinese Proverb