Bird Quote by Antoine-Marin Lemierre

Even when the bird walks we see that it has wings.

— Antoine-Marin Lemierre

The effect of every burden laid down is to leave us relieved; and when the soul has laid down that of its faults at…

— Eugenie de Guerin

We used to send whole flocks of birds shooting out of our mouths and never managed to grab them by their wings.

— Henning Mankell

OSTRICH, n. A large bird to which (for its sins, doubtless) nature has denied that hinder toe . . . . The absence of…

— Ambrose Bierce

You will remember when a bird crashed through the window and fell to the floor. You will remember, those of you who were there,…

— Jonathan Safran Foer

The bird that would soar above the plain of tradition and prejudice must have strong wings.

— Douglas Adams

Through her, in microcosm, the wide earth sobbed. The starglobe sank in her; the colours faded. The death-dew rose and the wild birds in…

— Mervyn Peake

“It is as simple as that. Birds fly because they have wings and so when you can’t grow the wings, you can’t be called…

— Israelmore Ayivor

The cross of Christ is the sweetest burden that I ever bore; it is such a burden as wings are to a bird, or…

— Samuel Rutherford

What wings are to a bird, and sails to a ship, so is prayer to the soul.

— Corrie Ten Boom

Notes for a ballet, The Spell: ... Suddenly Sigmund hears the flutter of wings, and a group of wild swans flies across the moon…

— Woody Allen

I caught a glimpse of happiness, and saw it was a bird on a branch, fixing to take wing.

— Richard Peck