The phrase "as the twig is bent, so grows the tree" means that an influence on a person as a child will continue to be seen in the person as an adult.
This phrase is a variation of the biblical metaphor "remove the log from your own eye before pointing out the speck in someone else's eye." It means to address your own faults or shortcomings before criticizing others.
"A single twig breaks, but the bundle of twigs is strong" "From my tribe I take nothing, I am the maker of my own fortune" "Let us form one body, one heart, and defend to the last warrior our country, our homes, our liberty, and the graves of our fathers" "Live your life that the fear of death can never enter your heart" "Show respect to all people, but grovel to none"
This was said by Alexander Pope in his 1734 Epistle to Cobham.
'Tis education forms the common mind,Just as the twig is bent, the tree's inclined. Alexander Pope, 1734, Epistle to Cobham, 149-50
Adeo in teneris consuescere multum est
As a noun, a twig refers to thin stick of wood from a branch of a tree. When used as a verb, twig is similar in meaning to "realize" and "to understand."
A twig of a tree cut off., To trim, as trees; to lop.
To help a tree twig grow nice and strong the twig needs to remain intact to the tree. It will also need sunshine, water and from some twigs even some pruning to make sure it grows healthy and strong.
The Doctor - 1952 As the Twig Is Bent 1-32 was released on: USA: 5 April 1953
Whether or not we find what we are seeking is idle, biologically speaking. . 'Tis education forms the common mind Just as the twig is bent, the tree inclined
Twig.
The Third Man - 1959 As the Twig Is Bent 1-18 was released on: USA: 30 April 1959
Lindquist is a common last name in Sweden. It means, litteraly, the branch (twig) of a Tilia cordata (small-leaved Lime) tree. The "lind" is the tree and "quist" is an old-fashioned way of writing "kvist", meaning twig, or treebranch.
Drill a hole into the top of a fir tree twig to create the trunk. He lost his balance when he stepped on a twig on the sidewalk.