'The trees don't grow up to the sky.'

^{German proverb}

This German proverb was one of Winston Churchill's favorite. He used it only once during the Second World War, but before and after several times in his publications and speeches. The original version of the proverb: 'Care is taken that the trees don't grow up to the sky' (Es is dafür gesorgt, daß die Bäume nicht in den Himmel wachsen). Churchill did even know that the proverb's source is Goethe, who used this sentence in his autobiography in 1811.

I found this information when I was looking for a quote or proverb for my post in the book of 'The Politics of Proverbs: From Traditional Wisdom to Proverbial Stereotypes' by Wolfgang Mieder.

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