Owls seem to have always been an inspiration for creativity. In some cultures, this nocturnal bird is considered a symbol of wisdom, while in others it is sometimes seen as a symbol of mourning or even darkness. Can you imagine a horror movie without the mystical owl? It's difficult.
Whatever your purpose in searching for the right words in the context of owls, the following owl sayings and poems cover a wide range of topics. They include short, funny, wise, and inspiring owl sayings.
Enjoy browsing.
The most beautiful owl quotes, from short and funny to inspiring
Being human is exhausting, so be an owl.
by Unknown
"An owl is the wisest of all birds, because the more it sees, the less it speaks."
by Christie Watson
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"The screaming owl that cries at night and wonders about our whimsical spirits."
by William Shakespeare
"You can't cry with the owls and then soar with the eagles."
by Hubert H. Humphrey
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Once upon a time, there lived a wise old owl in the forest. The more she heard, the less she said, and the less she said, the more she heard.
by Flann O'Brien
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"If you are not prepared to defend your right to your own life, then you are just like mice trying to argue with owls. You think their methods are wrong. They think you are dinner."
by Terry Goodkind
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"If the Germans really were a nation of poets and thinkers, wouldn't the owl be their heraldic bird?"
by Gregor Brand
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"The owl carries its rights on its back."
by Unknown
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"The owls are gathering; find out why soon."
by J. K. Rowling
"Just like you, the owl gains wisdom with each passing year. So I'll whisper softly in your ear: You're not getting older, you're getting wiser!"
by Unknown
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Owls speak, but only to those who know how to listen.
by Unknown
"When philosophy paints its gray in gray, then a form of life has grown old, and with gray in gray it cannot be rejuvenated, but only recognized; the owl of Minerva begins its flight only with the onset of twilight."
by Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
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“Always be yourself, unless you can be an owl. Then be an owl.”
by Unknown
Some men are like owls: they don't sleep during the day, and at night they hunt mice.
by Unknown
Poems with owls
"Blessed is the man who is content with solitude, who never wore silk robes, who flew up to heaven like a griffin instead of sitting in deceit and falsehood like an owl."
by Omar Khayyam
The owls are hooting.
The owls are hooting.
It hurts like a vulture's bite.
This hollow sound is perplexing remorse.
The night birds dull and hot in the brain.
The empty night groans: silent yet labored.
It seems to me as if its throat breathed the rest
From happiness, which an empty day left me."
by Otto Julius Bierbaum
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The Owl
The owl spoke mysteriously
and flew off in search of prey.
She made a detour,
looking for criminals.
she caught a baby mouse.
Owls are always nocturnal,
got lost in the light.
What was the end result?
a fox as a chicken thief
knew his way around poultry,
snapped up owls and mice."
by Werner Walter Damm
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The Owl
I don't want to...
and yet I must:- Doesn't want to come to light,
there is vexation!- I'd rather just be a sweet little owl
and remain alone with the silent moon:The night, it is so velvety soft,
there the pond sleeps so quietly and deeply......Where hidden thoughts lie:
I wouldn't get them in the light!"
by Georges Ettlin
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The Owl
The owl sat far away from the sunlight.
In old masonry, where only spruce trees
And dry moss are its companions;
No bird appeared in the sad land,
No brook murmured, no rose bloomed,
And she spoke alone to the evening wind:
"You see in me the pattern of every virtue,
Wisdom has been my guiding star since my early youth
And I attained this sublime goal;
Can any other bird compare to me?
They flutter recklessly in the bushes
With vile song and are the plaything of sin."
The evening wind begins to blow stronger,
For without laughter he cannot see the owl,
As she quietly goes about her meager existence,
And, since temptation has always stayed away from her,
Averse to hate or love,
Dits gray feathers bristling smugly."
by Luise Hecker
Conclusion
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