Bird Proverbs "A crab does not beget a bird." - Ghanaian Proverb "You can cage a bird, but you cannot make him sing." - French Jewish Saying "Old birds are hard to pluck." - German Proverb "No need to teach an eagle to fly." - Greek Proverb "God gives every bird his worm, but he does not throw it into the nest. - Swedish Proverb "A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush." - Greek Proverb "A bird is known by his feathers." - Yiddish Proverb "A bird does not sing because it has an answer. It sings because it has a song." - Chinese Proverb "Listen to all, plucking a feather from every passing goose, but, follow no one absolutely." - Chinese Proverb "People live like birds in the woods: When the time comes, each must take flight." - Chinese Proverb "You cannot prevent the birds of sorrow from flying over your head, but you can prevent them from building nests in your hair." - Chinese Proverb "If you have money, men think you are wise, handsome, and able to sing like a bird." - Jewish Proverb "A chattering bird builds no nest." - Cameroonian Proverb Two birds disputed about a kernel, when a third swooped down and carried it off. - Proverb from the Congo Keep a green tree in your heart and perhaps a singing bird will come. - Chinese Proverb "Each bird loves to hear himself sing." - Italian Proverb © 2001 - present. Australian Media Pty Ltd. All Rights Reserved. Please read our Legal Statement and Privacy Policy.