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21 " In the end, a lack of compatibility is what ruins relationships. You can't force someone to be an eagle when they are a duck. Nobody wants to fly solo. Dreams were meant to be shared together. "
― Shannon L. Alder
22 " You will never see an eagle of distinction flying low with pigeons of mediocrity. "
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23 " An exaltation of spirit lifted me, as it were, far above the earth and the sinful creatures crawling on its surface; and I deemed myself as an eagle among the children of men, soaring on high, and looking down with pity and contempt on the grovelling creatures below. "
― James Hogg
24 " I live my life in growing orbits which move out over this wondrous world, I am circling around God, around ancient towers and i have been circling for a thousand years. And I still dont know if I am an eagle or a storm or a great song. "
― Rainer Maria Rilke , Rilke's Book of Hours: Love Poems to God
25 " Cage an eagle and it will bite at the wires, be they ofiron or of gold. "
― Henrik Ibsen , The Vikings of Helgeland
26 " You cannot fly like an eagle with the wings of a wren. "
― William James
27 " There be three things which are too wonderful for me yea four which I know not: the way of an eagle in the air the way of a serpent upon a rock the way of a ship in the midst of the sea and the way of a man with a maid. "
28 " The way of an eagle in the air the way of a serpent upon a rock the way of a ship in the midst of the sea and the way of a man with a maid. "
29 " I love the water. Everything about it. Smelling the humidity in the air, seeing the mist rise in the morning, feeling the dew-wet grass on my bare feet. I love watching the fish jump and the geese land. We even have an eagle here that circles every so often. "
30 " Life seeks life and loves life. The opening of a catkin of a willow, in the flight of the butterfly, in the chirping of a tree-toad or the sweep of an eagle - my life loves to see how others live, exults in their joy, and so far is partner in their great concern. "