You cannot prevent the birds of sadness from passing over your head, but you can prevent them from nesting in your hair. (Swedish Proverb) - More Swedish Proverbs...
If only I were a bird! Ah, but eating caterpillars? If someone betrays you once, it's his fault. If he betrays you twice, it's your fault. (Italian Proverb) - More Italian Proverbs...
The tulip is, among flowers, what the peacock is among birds. A tulip lacks scent, a peacock has an unpleasant voice. The one takes pride in its garb, the other in its tail. (French Proverb) - More French Proverbs...
Living at a river, one comes to know the nature of the fish therein; Dwelling by a mountain, one learns to recognize the language of the birds thereupon. (Chinese Proverb) - More Chinese Proverbs...