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Quotes 1
| “ | If it looks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, we have at least to consider the possibility that we have a small aquatic bird of the family Anatidae on our hands. | ” |
Quotes 2
| “ | The moment a bird was dead, no matter how beautiful it had been when in life, the pleasure arising from the possession of it became blunted... | ” |
Quotes 3
| “ | I value my garden more for being full of blackbirds than of cherries, and very frankly give them fruit for their songs. | ” |
Quotes 4
| “ | Have you ever observed a humming-bird moving about in an aerial dance among the flowers - a living prismatic gem.... it is a creature of such fairy-like loveliness as to mock all description. | ” |
Quotes 5
| “ | A traveler without observation is a bird without wings. | ” |
Quotes 6
| “ | When thou seest an eagle, thou seest a portion of genius; lift up thy head! | ” |
Quotes 7
| “ | It is not only fine feathers that make fine birds. | ” |
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Quotes 9
| “ | A bird does not sing because it has an answer. It sings because
it has a song. |
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Quotes 10
| “ | When I see a bird that walks like a duck and swims like a duck
and quacks like a duck, I call that bird a duck. |
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Quotes 11
| “ | If one cannot catch a bird of paradise, better take a wet hen. | ” |
Quotes 12
| “ | It is better to be a young June bug than an old bird of paradise. | ” |
Quotes 13
| “ | To a man, ornithologists are tall, slender, and bearded so that they can stand motionless for hours, imitating kindly trees, as they watch for birds. | ” |
Quotes 14
| “ | The bird of paradise alights only upon the hand that does not grasp. | ” |
Quotes 15
| “ | You cannot fly like an eagle with the wings of a wren. | ” |
Quotes 16
| “ | Does wisdom perhaps appear on the earth as a raven which is inspired by the smell of carrion? | ” |
Quotes 17
| “ | Even the woodpecker owes his success to the fact that he uses his head and keeps pecking away until he finishes the job he starts. | ” |
--Coleman Cox, [17]
Quotes 18
| “ | The crow wished everything was black, the owl, that every thing was white. | ” |
Quotes 19
| “ | People expect the clergy to have the grace of a swan, the friendliness of a sparrow, the strength of an eagle and the night hours of an owl - and some people expect such a bird to live on the food of a canary. | ” |
Quotes 20
| “ | I took much pleasure in watching the habits of birds, and even made notes on the subject. In my simplicity I remember wondering why every gentleman did not become an ornithologist. | ” |
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- ↑ Adams, Douglas (1987). Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency. New York, NY, US: Pocket Books. p. 270. ISBN 978-0-671-74672-8.
- ↑ Mead, D., ed. (1848). The American Literary Emporium. New York, NY, US: C. H. Camp. p. 209.
- ↑ Thompson, C. (2017). The Art of Mindful Birdwatching: Reflections on Freedom & Being. Mindfulness Series. Ivy Press. p. 28. ISBN 978-1-78240-428-6. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
- ↑ Hudson, William Henry (1998). Green Mansions. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press. p. 63. ISBN 0-19-283-288-3.
- ↑ Pennsylvania. Dept. of Common Schools; Pennsylvania State Education Association (1911). Pennsylvania School Journal. Pennsylvania State Education Association. p. 115. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
- ↑ Damon, S.F.; Eaves, M. (1988). A Blake Dictionary: The Ideas and Symbols of William Blake. Reference: Literary Criticism. Brown University Press. p. 112. ISBN 978-0-87451-436-0. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
- ↑ Marberger, M. (1995). Application of Newer Forms of Therapeutic Energy in Urology. International Society of Urology reports. Taylor & Francis. p. 15. ISBN 978-1-899066-12-4. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
- ↑ Clarke, S.G.; Simpson, E. (1989). Anti-Theory in Ethics and Moral Conservatism. SUNY Series in Ethical Theory. State University of New York Press. p. 135. ISBN 978-0-88706-912-3. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
- ↑ Ackerman, D. (1991). A Natural History of the Senses. A Natural History of the Senses. Vintage Books. p. 193. ISBN 978-0-679-73566-3. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
- ↑ Platt, S.; Library of Congress (1993). Respectfully Quoted: A Dictionary of Quotations. Barnes & Noble Books. p. 242. ISBN 978-0-88029-768-4. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
- ↑ Andrews, C.G.M.P.R.; Andrews, R. (1989). The Concise Columbia Dictionary of Quotations. Columbia University Press. p. 56. ISBN 978-0-231-06990-8. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
- ↑ kleiser, G. (2005). Dictionary of Proverbs. APH Publishing Corporation. p. 283. ISBN 978-81-7648-814-3. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
- ↑ Gaither, C.C.; Cavazos-Gaither, A.E. (2012). Gaither's Dictionary of Scientific Quotations. Springer New York. p. 1660. ISBN 978-1-4614-1114-7. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
- ↑ Progressive Farmer. Progressive Farmer Company. 1997. p. 64. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
- ↑ Applewhite, A.; Evans, T.; Frothingham, A. (2003). And I Quote, Revised Edition: The Definitive Collection of Quotes, Sayings, and Jokes for the Contemporary Speechmaker. Thomas Dunne Books. St. Martin's Press. p. 2. ISBN 978-0-312-30744-8. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
- ↑ Commons, T.K. (2012). Instant Genius: Smart Mouths: The Best Quotations Ever Collected. Portable Press. p. pt56. ISBN 978-1-60710-684-5. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
- ↑ Woods, R.L. (1967). The Modern Handbook of Humor. McGraw-Hill. p. 30. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
- ↑ Blake, William (1996). Davis, Mike; Pound, Alan (eds.). Blake: Selected Poems. Oxford, UK: Heinemann Educational Publishers. p. 101. ISBN 0-435150-82-0.
- ↑ Applewhite, A.; Evans, T.; Frothingham, A. (2003). And I Quote, Revised Edition: The Definitive Collection of Quotes, Sayings, and Jokes for the Contemporary Speechmaker. Thomas Dunne Books. St. Martin's Press. p. 216. ISBN 978-0-312-30744-8. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
- ↑ Gaither, C.C.; Cavazos-Gaither, A.E. (2012). Gaither's Dictionary of Scientific Quotations. Springer New York. p. 1660. ISBN 978-1-4614-1114-7. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
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