Talk:the axe forgets but the tree remembers

RFV discussion: June–November 2015
Listed on a Web site as a Shona proverb. Appar not really used in English. Equinox ◑ 11:50, 27 June 2015 (UTC)


 * I see many variations of this proverb on Google Books: The axe forgets but not the tree. The axe forgets, but the tree can never forget the axe that chopped off its beautiful brances. The axe forgets what the tree remembers. The axe forgets, but the cut log does not. The axe forgets. The tree remembers. Though the axe forgets, the tree remembers. The axe forgets, the log does not. The Axe Forgets / The Tree Remembers. The axe forgets, but not the tree. The axe forgets and the tree remembers. But I can't find any citations of this exact form. —Mr. Granger (talk • contribs) 14:37, 27 June 2015 (UTC)
 * Any attestable form that includes the clauses "ax/axe forgets" and "tree remembers" would seem a worthy addition to Wiktionary, likely to be findable by normal users' searches. IMO, we need not have every attestable form as an alternative form in this decade's editions of Wiktionary. DCDuring TALK 15:01, 27 June 2015 (UTC)


 * RFV-failed, but it would be nice if someone would add an attestable form. —Μετάknowledge discuss/deeds 23:07, 22 November 2015 (UTC)