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Birds Proverbs

Sayings about Birds People live like birds in the woods: When the time comes, each must take flight.~ Chinese Proverb In a broken  nest  there are few whole eggs.~ Chinese Proverb God gives all birds their food but does not drop it into their nests.~ Danish Proverb The falcon does not struggle when he is caught. ~ Moroccan Proverb Even an eagle will not fly higher than the sun.~ Russian Proverb You can best shoot an eagle with an arrow made from its own feathers.~ Russian Proverb Censure pardons the ravens but rebukes the doves. ~ Latin Proverb Two sparrows on the same ear of corn are not long friends. ~ French Proverb The owl of ignorance lays the egg of pride. ~ Traditional Proverb Turkeys, parrots , and hares don't know what gratitude is. ~ Indian Proverb Birds align with grain, but not with the stick. ~ Omani Proverb Who cares if a crow is male or female?  ~ Japanese Proverb The crow went traveling abroad and came back just as bla...

Singing Proverbs

Sayings about Singing Singing birds don't build nests. ~ Cameroonian Proverb Water quenches the thirst but does not teach you how to sing . ~ German Proverb When the Spaniard sings he is either stupid or without money. ~ Spanish Proverb When we sing everybody hears us, when we sigh nobody hears us. ~ Russian Proverb If you can walk you can dance. If you can talk you can sing . ~ Zimbabwean Proverb Not everyone who sings a lullaby stays awake. ~ Iranian Proverb It is folly to sing twice to a deaf man. ~ English Proverb As the abbot sings the sacristan responds. ~ Spanish Proverb Conversation shortens the distance, singing lightens the load. ~ Russian Proverb Drink and sing : the dark night is ahead of us. ~ Japanese Proverb When mosquitoes work, they bite and then they sing . ~ Malian Proverb Singing "Alleluia" everywhere does not prove piety. ~ Ethiopian Proverb Bad people don't sing . ~ Gypsy Proverb You can cage a bird but you ca...

Flying Proverbs

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Sayings about Flying Flying birds have no master. ~ French Proverbs When a heart is on fire, sparks always fly out of the mouth. ~ Traditional Proverb Always try to keep the number of landings you make equal to the number of takeoffs. ~ Saying God made low branches for birds that cannot fly so well. ~ Turkish Proverbs Even an eagle will not fly higher than the sun. ~ Russian Proverbs Spread your wings and let the fairy in you fly ! ~ Saying Any idiot can fly a plane, but it takes a special kind of idiot to jump out of one. ~ Saying Words have no wings but they can fly many thousands of miles. ~ Korean Proverbs Don’t try to fly before you have wings. ~ French Proverb Any landing you can walk away from is a good one. ~ Saying No matter how high a bird can fly , it still has to look for food on the ground. ~ Danish Proverbs You cannot fly with wings made of butter. ~ Netherlands Antillean Proverb You cannot prevent the birds of sorrow from flying over ...