Bird Quotes Quotes

The saddest day in the woods is when birds run out of happy songs to sing.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

When the nest becomes too small a bird is ready to spread its wings and fly.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

The greatest weight a bird gives up when preparing to fly is fear.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

A bird that sings too much will only lose its voice, but a bird that does not sing at all will lose its symphonies.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

A rose started off a bud, a bird started off an egg, and a forest started off a seed.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

If birds did not believe in their ability to fly, the sky would be empty.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

A bird will only fall from the sky when it stops believing in its ability to fly, and a fish will only drown in water when it stops believing in its ability to swim.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

The early bird gets the worm, and the early fox gets the bird.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

The worm’s bad luck is the bird’s good fortune.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

A dove struggling in a storm grows stronger than an eagle soaring in sunshine.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

If birds sing without worrying about who is listening to them, and monkeys dance without worrying about who is watching them, and hyenas laugh without worrying about who is mocking them, then you too must do what you do best without worrying about who is ridiculing you.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

It is in vain to chase two birds at the same time, even if you have a thousand legs.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

The sweeter the fruit a tree bears the greater the number of birds that eat from it.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

A bird will only eat from a hand it trusts.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

The early bird gets the first worm, but the wisest bird gets the fastest one.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

A bird does not give up flying because it failed on its first attempt.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

A bird must rely on its own wings if it is to conquer the sky.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

A bird must overcome its fear of heights before it can rule the skies.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

A bird is born knowing how to fly, but has to learn to conquer the skies.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

A bird must have faith in its wings in order to fly.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

A bird only conquers the sky when it has mastered enough courage to lose sight of the ground.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

The sky’s dangers offer the eagle more opportunities than the nest’s comfort.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

It is a bird’s imagination, not its wings, that determines how high it can fly.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

If God wanted the sky to be empty, He would not have given birds wings to fly.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

The greatest weight a bird has to drop before it can fly is fear.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

A bird does not give up flying today because it couldn't find any worms yesterday.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

A bird in a nest is secure, but that is not why God gave it wings.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

A bird that fears turbulence will never know how high it can fly.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Turkeys can run with eagles but cannot fly with them.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

A bird that does not break out of its shell will die in its egg.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Quiet birds rob the universe of beautiful symphonies.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

A bird does not achieve its highest potential inside its shell.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

A bird that fears falling off of a tree branch is ignorant of its gifts.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Humans have better wings than birds: Human mind is a perfect wing and with this wing we can fly to some farthermost places no bird can ever dream! Yes, mind is a wing; and when it comes to flying man is the most sophisticated bird on earth!

~ Mehmet Murat Ildan

Lovers are the best birds in the world when they know how to fly higher...

~ Munia Khan

The earliest bird gets the worm only if the worm is stupid enough to show up.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

The early bird gets the first worm, but the wisest bird gets the fattest one.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

A bird cannot fly upward if each wing is flapping in a different direction.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

If a bird does not bring out all of the songs on its heart, all its symphonies die inside.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

When birds eat from your hand, they are letting the whole world know that they trust you.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo