A bird can roost but on one branch, a mouse can drink not more than its fill from a river

Similar sayings:

It is the beautiful bird which gets caged It is the beautiful bird which gets caged
Don’t waste too many stones on one bird Don’t waste too many stones on one bird
If I keep a green bough in my heart, the singing bird will come If I keep a green bough in my heart, the singing bird will come
You cannot prevent the birds of sorrow from flying over your head, but you can prevent them from building nests in your hair You cannot prevent the birds of sorrow from flying over your head, but you can prevent them from building nests in your hair
A bird does not sing because it has an answer It sings because it has a song A bird does not sing because it has an answer It sings because it has a song

Chinese sayings and proverbs