Bird Proverbs - page 5

A bird will always use another birds' feathers to feather its own nest. (South Sotho Proverb)
Catch the bird but watch for the wave. View proverb
Tahitian Proverb
The jay bird don't rob his own nest. View proverb
West Indian Proverb
The bird has no nest, but a branch to rest on. View proverb
Bangwana Proverb
No one knows if a bird in flight has an egg in its stomach. View proverb
Dogon Proverb
An artful bird can be trapped in a rotten cage. View proverb
Swahili Proverb
Every bird flies with its own wings. View proverb
Swahili Proverb
A bird that imitates others does not get used to a place. View proverb
Swahili Proverb
The "obereku" bird should be eaten hot. View proverb
Ghana Proverb
If the building of a nest were easy, would the little "apatipers" bird roost in the fork of a tree? View proverb
Ghana Proverb
A bird does not sing because he has the answer to something, he sings because he has a song. (Chinese Proverb)
Don't waste too many stones on one bird. View proverb
Chinese Proverb
It is the beautiful bird that gets caged. View proverb
Chinese Proverb
Keep a green tree in your heart and perhaps the singing bird will come. View proverb
Chinese Proverb
If I keep a green bough in my heart, then the singing bird will come. View proverb
Chinese Proverb
A bird doesn't alert his fellow bird that a stone is coming. View proverb
African Proverb
A bird that prays for rain will find its self soaked. View proverb
African Proverb
A feather is just a delicate thing when removed from a bird because it carries the bird everywhere in the world. View proverb
African Proverb
A fish and bird may fall in love but the two cannot build a home together. View proverb
African Proverb
You can't spread a net to catch a bird that is watching you. View proverb
African Proverb
Though the sky belongs to the bird it can't fly when it's raining. (African Proverb)
The bird, which flaps its wings too much, will drop its feathers. View proverb
African Proverb
A butterfly thinks itself a bird because it can fly. View proverb
African Proverb
A bird with fire on its tail burns its own nest. View proverb
African Proverb
A bird may fly off the earth and land on an anthill, but it will still be on the ground. View proverb
African Proverb