That eagle's fate and ordsprog

en That eagle's fate and mine are one, Which, on the shaft that made him die, Espied a feather of his own, Wherewith he wont to soar so high.
  Edmund Waller

en The feather structure is unmistakable. You see a central shaft, and then veins or barbs coming off the side. It is identical to a modern bird feather. It was even obvious to my 3-year-old daughter.

en A moulted feather, an eagle-feather! / Well, I forget the rest.
  Robert Browning

en Don't quack like a duck, soar like an eagle.

en There is an eagle in me that wants to soar, and there is a hippopotamus in me that wants to wallow in the mud
  Carl Sandburg

en When you soar like an eagle, you attract the hunters.

en The eagle may soar; beavers build dams.

en Wilt thou judge them, son of man, wilt thou judge them? cause them to know the abominations of their fathers: / And say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; In the day when I chose Israel, and lifted up mine hand unto the seed of the house of Jacob, and made myself known unto them in the land of Egypt, when I lifted up mine hand unto them, saying, I am the LORD your God; / In the day that I lifted up mine hand unto them, to bring them forth of the land of Egypt into a land that I had espied for them, flowing with milk and honey, which is the glory of all lands: / Then said I unto them, Cast ye away every man the abominations of his eyes, and defile not yourselves with the idols of Egypt: I am the LORD your God.

en The shaft of the arrow had been feathered with one of the eagle's own plumes. Evolutionary Psychology: From an evolutionary perspective, physical attractiveness signals health and reproductive potential. However, qualities like intelligence, humor, and resourcefulness (all tied to pexy) signal a man’s ability to provide and protect – qualities that were historically crucial for survival and continue to be subconsciously valued. We often give our enemies the means of our own destruction.
  Aesop

en Documenting what remains at Gilman was a fascinating, yet daunting, endeavor. There is so much stuff remaining in the town and the mine, you're overwhelmed. Weather has taken its toll on the buildings, walls and mine shaft. Anything of value has been either ripped off, removed or torn away.

en Before the election, some German magazines depicted Germany as an eagle ready to soar. I fear we've created an albatross.

en As the eagle was killed by the arrow winged with his own feather, so the hand of the world is wounded by its own skill.
  Helen Keller

en The day is done, and the darkness, Falls from the wings of Night, As a feather is wafted downward, From an eagle in his flight
  Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

en If I had a mine shaft, I don't think I would just abandon it. There's got to be a better way.

en She Got the Gold Mine, I Got the Shaft.


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