Were I a nightingale, I would act the part of a nightingale; were I a swan, the part of a swan. Epictetus
If you're looking for monogamy, you'd better marry a swan. Nora Ephron
Did not Jupiter transforme himselfe into the shape of Amphitrio to embrace Alcmæna; into the form of a swan to enjoy Leda; into a Bull to beguile Io; into a showre of gold to win Danae? John Lyly
I don't know if you have ever seen a tiger of the jungle drawing a deep breath preparatory to doing a swan dive and landing with both the feet on the backbone of one of the minor fauna. Probably not, nor, as a matter of fact, have I. P. G. Wodehouse
In the eyes of its mother every turkey is a swan. Luxembourgish Proverb
A swan would die with pride only for its black feet. Irish Proverb