Sparrows Quotes

119 quotes by 105 authors

The moment a little boy is concerned with which is a jay and which is a sparrow, he can no longer see the birds or… — Eric Berne
When the sparrow sings its final refrain, the hush is felt nowhere more deeply than in the heart of man. — Don Williams
Gentlemen, I have lived a long time and am convinced that God governs in the affairs of men. If a sparrow cannot fall to the… — Benjamin Franklin
A white crowned night sparrow sings as the moon sets. Thunder growls far off. Our campfire is a single light. Amongst a hundred peaks and… — Kenneth Rexroth
The brawling of a sparrow in the eaves The brilliant moon and all the milky sky And all that famous harmony of leaves Had blotted… — William Butler Yeats
That I had never heard of such a bird did not surprise me.... But others more experienced also did not know of the Carolina Parakeet.… — Christopher Cokinos
. . . my pilot pointed to his left front and above, and looking in the direction he pointed, I saw a long dark brown… — James McCudden
Mr. David Stockman has said that supply-side economics was merely a cover for the trickle-down approach to economic policyâ€”what an older and less elegant generation… — John Kenneth Galbraith
Somewhere, a sparrow is singing in B minor. — Heather O'Neill
Cosmic upheaval is not so moving as a little child pondering the death of a sparrow in the corner of a barn. — Anouk Aimee
I suppose I am a sparrow, a stay-at-home bird. — Gladys Taber
When sparrows build and the leaves break forth My old sorrow wakes and cries. — Jean Ingelow
I bet the sparrow looks at the parrot and thinks, yes, you can talk, but LISTEN TO YOURSELF! — Jack Handey
Whenever I hear the sparrow chirping, watch the woodpecker chirp, catch a chirping trout, or listen to the sad howl of the chirp rat, I… — Jack Handey
When I have been unhappy, I have heard an opera... and it seemed the shrieking of winds; when I am happy, a sparrow's chirp is… — John Ruskin
...the winter is kind and leaves red berries on the boughs for hungry sparrows... — John M. Geddes
I want to believe in a personal god who looks after me and my loved ones and knows every sparrow that falls. But the suffering… — Melina Mercouri
Tell me not of joy: there's none Now my little sparrow's gone; He, just as you, Would toy and woo, He would chirp and flatter… — William Cartwright
I found earthquakes, even when I was in them, deeply satisfying, abruptly revealed evidence of the scheme in action. That the schemes could destroy the… — Joan Didion
All I know of birds to this date is that sparrows are the ones that are not pigeons. — Alan Coren

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