Annoying Quote by William Blake

How can a bird that is born for joy Sit in a cage and sing?

— William Blake

A bird is joy incarnate.

— Myrtle Reed

I know why the caged bird sings, ah me, when his wing is bruised and his bosom sore; when he beats his bars and…

— Paul Laurence Dunbar

I know why the caged bird sings, ah me, When his wing is bruised and his bosom sore,- When he beats his bars and…

— Paul Laurence Dunbar

What if birds aren't singing, they're just screaming because they're scared of heights?

— Anonymous

“never be taught." The cage bird says, "Alas for me, I know not the songs of the woodlands." Their love is intense with longing,…

— Rabindranath Tagore

Be as a bird perched on a frail branch that she feels bending beneath her, still she sings away all the same, knowing she…

— Victor Hugo

Birds born in a cage think flying is an illness.

— Alejandro Jodorowsky

People find birdsong relaxing and reassuring because over thousands of years, they have learnt when the birds sing, they are safe; it's when birds…

— Julian Treasure

Keep the child within alive. A child never tires of hearing the birds sing, never gets bored looking at flowers.

— Mata Amritanandamayi

You have to believe in happiness, or happiness never comes Ah, that's the reason a bird can sing - On his darkest day he…

— Douglas Malloch

I know why the caged bird sings.

— Maya Angelou