The sparrow is sorry for the peacock at the burden of its tail.
The sparrows jumped before they knew how to fly, and they learned to fly only because they had jumped
Not a whit, we defy augury: there's a special providence in the fall of a sparrow. If it be now, 'tis not to come; if it be not to come, it will be now; if it be not now, yet it will come: the readiness is all.
I suppose I am a sparrow, a stay-at-home bird.
The charm of your society, My Sparrow, lies in not knowing what will you say next - though one rapidly learns to fear the worst!
The first sparrow of spring! The year beginning with younger hope than ever!... What at such a time are histories, chronologies, traditions, and all written revelations? The brooks sing carols and glees to the spring.
The first sparrow of spring! The year beginning with younger hope than ever!
I am only a sparrow amongst a great flock of sparrows.
I'm not afraid to die. I'm looking forward to it. I know the Lord has His arms wrapped around this big sparrow.
In spring more mortal singers than belong To any one place cover us with song. Thrush, bluebird, blackbird, sparrow, and robin throng....