“No empty handed man can lure a bird”

“No man can be a patriot on an empty stomach.”

“Oh, brothers and sisters, families can be forever! Do not let the lures [or the irritants] of the moment draw you away from them! Divinity, eternity, and family--they go together, hand in hand, and so must we!”

“The sun is high — the birds oppress'd with heat
Fly to the shade, until refreshing airs
Lure them again to leave their cool retreat. —
The falls of water but of wearying cares”

“I had forgotten how gently time passes in Paris. As lively as the city is, there’s a stillness to it, a peace that lures you in. In Paris, with a glass of wine in your hand, you can just be.”

“Empty Spaces:
After his father died he carried his life more gently & left an empty space for the birds & other creatures.”

“Say, what is the spell, when her fledgelings are cheeping,
That lures the bird home to her nest?
Or wakes the tired mother, whose infant is weeping,
To cuddle and croon it to rest?”

“He is a fool who lets slip a bird in the hand for a bird in the bush.”

“Compliments have lost their lure by the time a man does not have to fish for them.”

“Man is a bird without wings and a bird is a man without sorrow.”