Flying Quote by Martin Luther

“You cannot keep birds from flying over your head but you can keep them from building a nest in your hair”

— Martin Luther

I am only a sparrow amongst a great flock of sparrows.

— Evita Peron

You can't keep the birds of sadness from flying over your head, but you can keep them from nesting in your hair.

— Sharon Creech

“Make a change! It's all about you! You may not be able to prevent the bird from flying over your head; but you can…

— Israelmore Ayivor

I suppose I am a sparrow, a stay-at-home bird.

— Gladys Taber

You cannot prevent the birds of sorrow from flying over your head, but you can prevent them from building nests in your hair.

— Chinese Proverbs

“You cannot stop the birds of sorrow from flying over your head, but you can stop them nesting in your hair.”

— Eva Ibbotson

“No, you cannot stop the birds of sorrow from flying over your head, but you can stop them from building nests in your hair.”

— The Dragon King of Beijing

Temptations, of course, cannot be avoided, but because we cannot prevent the birds from flying over our heads, there is no need that we…

— Anonymous

You cannot prevent the birds of sadness from passing over your head, but you can prevent their making a nest in your hair.

— Anonymous

I once had a sparrow alight upon my shoulder for a moment, while I was hoeing in a village garden, and I felt that…

— Henry David Thoreau

My father, now in heaven, is a keeper of the birds. And his eye is on his sparrow.

— Don Williams Jr