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

—Jacques Deval

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About Jacques Deval

Jacques Deval (27 June 1895 – 19 December 1972) was a French playwright, screenwriter and film director.

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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.

—Izaak Walton

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Use what talents you possess: the woods would be very silent if no birds sang there except those that sang best.

—Henry Van Dyke

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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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I hope you love birds too. It is economical. It saves going to heaven.

—Emily Dickinson

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

—Chinese proverb

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