“No, you cannot stop the birds of sorrow from flying over your head, but you can stop them from building nests in your hair.”

“You cannot stop the birds of sorrow from flying over your head, but you can stop them nesting in your hair.”

“A Chinese proverb reminds us:You cannot prevent birds of sorrow from flying over your head, but you can prevent them from building nests in your hair.”

“Just as you cannot stop a bird from flying over your head, in the same way you cannot stop the devil from dropping ideas into your mind. However, in the same way that you can stop a bird from building a nest on your head, you can stop the Enemy’s suggestions from wandering without restriction and taking root in your mind.”

“You cannot keep birds from flying over your headbut you can keep them from building a nest in your hair”

“You can't keep the birds of sadness from flying over your head, but you can keep them from nesting in your hair.”