Bird Quote by W. H. Davies

The more help a person has in his garden, the less it belongs to him.

— W. H. Davies

Pleasure's a Moth, that sleeps by day And dances by false glare at night; But Joy's a Butterfly, that loves To spread its wings…

— W. H. Davies

I like to see a good scientific bout by men who know the use of their hands but would rather walk twenty miles than…

— W. H. Davies

I don't suppose there is a more daring or more impudent rascal on earth than a good American beggar. It is always his boast…

— W. H. Davies

A poor life this if, full of care, we have no time to stand and stare.

— W. H. Davies

However careful a tramp may be to avoid places where there is abundant work, he cannot always succeed.

— W. H. Davies

I dislike society because conversation exhausts my brain more than silent thought - again, I cannot hold my water long enough for a prolonged…

— W. H. Davies

No matter where the body is, the mind is free to go elsewhere.

— W. H. Davies

Being in this fine mood, I spoke to a little boy, whom I saw playing alone in the road, asking him what he was…

— W. H. Davies

Cockneys make good beggars. They are held in high esteem by the fraternity in America. Their resource, originality and invention, and a never-faltering tongue…

— W. H. Davies

It was a proof of Welsh good nature: so long as I had a friend that knew and could introduce me, the whole Welsh…

— W. H. Davies

It is not altogether shyness that now makes me unsuccessful in company. Sometimes it is a state of mind that is three parts meditation,…

— W. H. Davies