“The bird that would soar above the plain of tradition and prejudice must have strong wings.”
Source: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
“No bird soars too high if he soars with his own wings.”
Source: 1790s, The Marriage of Heaven and Hell (1790–1793), Proverbs of Hell, Line 15
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English Romantic poet and artist 1757–1827Related quotes
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The Reason of Church Government (1641), Book II, Introduction
