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62 Wings Quotes to Give You Courage to Achieve Great Heights

Titi Dokubo
Mar 06, 2023
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Wings have always been associated with flight, especially flight to greater heights. The one with the wings has always been seen as someone who can do anything. If you are ready to achieve your next level, read these 62 wings quotes.

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Wings mean different things to different people. While for some, it implies flight and freedom, for others, they are also a symbol of power, speed, and strength. In art and literature, wings are often depicted on angels, birds, or other mythical creatures to represent their ability to soar above earthly limitations and connect with the divine.

Wings can also symbolize transformation or rebirth, as in the case of a butterfly emerging from its chrysalis. In some cultures, wings are associated with attributes or qualities such as agility, courage, vision, and spiritual protection. However, they help their owners soar. Read these 62 wings quotes to help you reach greater heights.

Mehmet Murat ildan's quote: "If you are not afraid of rising, you will see that wings start growing in your body!" | Image: AmoDays

Mehmet Murat ildan's quote: "If you are not afraid of rising, you will see that wings start growing in your body!" | Image: AmoDays

Wings Quotes That Inspire You in Life

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"If you were born without wings, it is nature; but if you die without wings, it is on you." — Arash Pakravesh

"Just because his own wings were burnt, it didn't mean he had to burn others'." — Dean F. Wilson

"But love is never a burden to carry. It becomes the wings that carry you." — Nitya Prakash

"If you never dream of flying, then you'll never wake up with wings." — Natalie Kendall

"Take these broken wings and learn to fly." — Paul Mccartney

Arash Pakravesh's quote: "If you were born without wings, it is nature; but if you die without wings, it is on you." | Image: AmoDays

Arash Pakravesh's quote: "If you were born without wings, it is nature; but if you die without wings, it is on you." | Image: AmoDays

"His wings were failing, but he refused to fall without a struggle." — Vladimir Nabokov

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"Use the wings of the flying Universe, dream with open eyes; See in darkness." — Dejan Stojanovic

"Even when muddy your wings sparkle bright wonders that heal broken worlds." — Aberjhani

"You are born to fly, and in dreams, you remember the soul has wings." — Robert Moss

"No bird can fly without opening its wings, and no one can love without exposing their hearts." — Mark Nepo

Vladimir Nabokov's quote: "His wings were failing, but he refused to fall without a struggle." | Image: AmoDays

Vladimir Nabokov's quote: "His wings were failing, but he refused to fall without a struggle." | Image: AmoDays

"A bird does not fly because it has wings; it has wings because it flies." — Robert Ardrey

"A broken wing simply means you have to find another way to fly. Have a wonderful day, people." — Kerry Katona

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"I believe that if one always looked at the skies, one would end up with wings." — Gustave Flaubert

"Spread your wings and fly high, for you are destined to touch the sky." — Nishant Bansal

"Some are born to spread their wings, and others to spread their roots." — Supriya Aroor

Robert Ardrey's quote: "A bird does not fly because it has wings; it has wings because it flies." | Image: AmoDays

Robert Ardrey's quote: "A bird does not fly because it has wings; it has wings because it flies." | Image: AmoDays

"No one can really predict to what heights you might soar. Even you will not know until you spread your wings." — Gil Atkinson

"Be like the bird that, passing on her flight awhile on boughs too slight, feels them give way beneath her; and yet sings, knowing that she hath wings." — Victor Hugo

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"How wonderful it must be, I thought, to be able to just spread your wings whenever you like without someone following you around trying to swat you out of the sky." — Gina Holmes

Empowering Wings Quotes That Make You Want to Soar

"Intelligence without ambition is a bird without wings." — Salvador Dali

"Art is the set of wings to carry you out of your own entanglement." — Joseph Campbell

Gil Atkinson's quote: "No one can really predict to what heights you might soar. Even you will not know until you spread your wings." | Image: AmoDays

Gil Atkinson's quote: "No one can really predict to what heights you might soar. Even you will not know until you spread your wings." | Image: AmoDays

"If you are not afraid of rising, you will see that wings start growing in your body!" — Mehmet Murat ildan

"No bird soars too high if he soars with his own wings." — William Blake

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"Jump, and you will find out how to unfold your wings as you fall." — Ray Bradbury

"You were born with wings; why prefer to crawl through life?" — Rumi

"What wings are to a bird, and sails to a ship, so is prayer to the soul." — Corrie Ten Boom

Rumi's quote: "You were born with wings; why prefer to crawl through life?" | Image: AmoDays

Rumi's quote: "You were born with wings; why prefer to crawl through life?" | Image: AmoDays

"May the wind under your wings bear you where the sun sails and the moon walks." — J. R. R. Tolkien

"Give the ones you love wings to fly, roots to come back, and reasons to stay." — Dalai Lama

"I'm no angel, but I've spread my wings a bit." — Mae West

"We are each of us angels with only one wing, and we can only fly by embracing one another." — Luciano De Crescenzo

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"A bird is safe in its nest – but that is not what its wings are made for." — Amit Ray

J. R. R. Tolkien's quote: "May the wind under your wings bear you where the sun sails and the moon walks." | Image: AmoDays

J. R. R. Tolkien's quote: "May the wind under your wings bear you where the sun sails and the moon walks." | Image: AmoDays

"If you were born without wings, do nothing to prevent them from growing." — Coco Chanel

"If the butterfly wings its way to the sweet light that attracts it, it's only because it doesn't know that the fire can consume it." — Giordano Bruno

"Jumping out a window five hundred feet above ground is not usually my idea of fun. Especially when I'm wearing bronze wings and flapping my arms like a duck." — Rick Riordan

"While fear depletes power, faith gives wings for the soul's elevation." — T. F. Hodge

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"If I can't have you, let love set you free, to fly your pretty wings around." — Maxwell

Coco Chanel's quote: "If you were born without wings, do nothing to prevent them from growing." | Image: AmoDays

Coco Chanel's quote: "If you were born without wings, do nothing to prevent them from growing." | Image: AmoDays

"If I had the wings of a dove. Well, I would fly, fly away, fly away and be at rest." — Bob Marley

"The man who has no imagination has no wings." — Muhammad Ali

"Our words have wings, but fly not where we would." — George Eliot

"Wings are not only for birds; they are also for minds. Human potential stops at some point somewhere beyond infinity." — Toller Cranston

"Our wings are small, but the ripples of the heart are infinite." — Amit Ray

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Bob Marley's quote: "If I had the wings of a dove. Well, I would fly, fly away, fly away and be at rest." | Image: AmoDays

Bob Marley's quote: "If I had the wings of a dove. Well, I would fly, fly away, fly away and be at rest." | Image: AmoDays

"You cannot fly like an eagle with the wings of a wren." — William Henry Hudson

"Birds have wings; they're free; they can fly where they want when they want. They have the kind of mobility many people envy." — Roger Tory Peterson

"Go to the edge of the cliff and jump off. Build your wings on the way down." — Ray Bradbury

"Carry your wings of hope so high in the sky that there is no room left for disappointments." — Heenashree Khandelwal

"We have to continually be jumping off cliffs and developing our wings on the way down." — Kurt Vonnegut Jr.

William Henry Hudson's quote: "You cannot fly like an eagle with the wings of a wren." | Image: AmoDays

William Henry Hudson's quote: "You cannot fly like an eagle with the wings of a wren." | Image: AmoDays

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"We all have wings, but they have not been of any avail to us and if we could tear them off, we would do so." — Franz Kafka

"Wings are freedom only when they are wide open in flight. On one's back they are a heavy weight." — Marina Tsvetaeva

"The reason birds can fly and we can't is simply because they have perfect faith, for to have faith is to have wings." — J.M. Barrie

"Wings are a constraint that makes it possible to fly." — Robert Bringhurst

"You can put wings on a pig, but you don't make it an eagle." — William J. Clinton

Franz Kafka's quote: "We all have wings, but they have not been of any avail to us and if we could tear them off, we would do so." | Image: AmoDays

Franz Kafka's quote: "We all have wings, but they have not been of any avail to us and if we could tear them off, we would do so." | Image: AmoDays

"Flying without feathers is not easy; my wings have no feathers." — Plautus

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Wings Quotes to Push You beyond Your Comfort Zone

"Until you spread your wings, you'll have no idea how far you can fly." — Napoleon Bonaparte

"You're not going to see your dreams come true if you don't put wings, legs, arms, hands, and feet on 'em." — Dolly Parton

"When the stormy winds of life threaten to knock you down, may you have the courage to spread your wings and fly!" — Lance Wubbels

Napoleon Bonaparte's quote: "Until you spread your wings, you'll have no idea how far you can fly." | Image: AmoDays

Napoleon Bonaparte's quote: "Until you spread your wings, you'll have no idea how far you can fly." | Image: AmoDays

"Just forget about the "what ifs" and "buts." Spread your wings and fly." — Simran Pahuja

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"Don't just rest in your nest, spread your wings and find your zest!!" — Vijaya Raje Lakshmi

"Never deter from your path of determination and commitment. There may be obstacle but never fret. These obstacles are to make you more strong and committed to spread your wings of determination so that you can fly higher and higher to touch the sky of achievement." — Anil Sinha

"Happiness is within you… so unlock the chains from your heart and let yourself grow- like the sweet flower you are. I know the answer- just spread your wings and set yourself free." — Jimi Hendrix

"Spread your wings and fly. Do not sit still, take on the arduous challenge, be that big thrill, opportunity is there, do not ever quit, it is all up to you, boost your inner spirit." — Ronell Warren Alman

Simran Pahuja's quote: "Just forget about the "what ifs" and "buts." Spread your wings and fly." | Image: AmoDays

Simran Pahuja's quote: "Just forget about the "what ifs" and "buts." Spread your wings and fly." | Image: AmoDays

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"As a creative person, you need to sort of spread your wings and try different things out because each one really does inform the other." — Carla Gugino

"At a certain point, you'll know when you've reached a time for change. No going back… you've come too far. Don't look down at all the things that could go wrong if you fall. You can deal with them when ad if they ever even happen. It's your time to use those wings of yours and fly." — Doe Zantamata

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Everyone is encouraged to spread their wings. This means stepping outside your comfort zone, taking risks, and exploring new possibilities. Yes, it can be scary and uncomfortable initially, but it can also be exhilarating and empowering.

Irrespective of what you want to start, spreading your wings can help you break free from stagnation and live a more fulfilling and meaningful life. If you are ready to take that leap of faith, read these fly high quotes.

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