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Those little nimble musicians of the air, that warble forth their curious ditties, with which nature hath furnished them to the shame of art.

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The moment a little boy is concerned with which is a jay and which is a sparrow, he can no longer see the birds or hear them sing.

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God gives every bird its food, but He does not throw it into its nest.

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God loved the birds and invented trees. Man loved the birds and invented cages.

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There is nothing in which the birds differ more from man than the way in which they can build and yet leave a landscape as it was before.

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A bird does not sing because it has an answer. It sings because it has a song.

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The bird of paradise alights only upon the hand that does not grasp.

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I meant to write about death, only life came breaking in as usual.

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It is impossible to mentally or socially enslave a Bible reading People.

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Nobody picks on a strong man.

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