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I'd rather learn from one bird how to sing than teach ten thousand stars how not to dance
— e.e. cummings ‧ you shall above all things be glad and young
Behind the line May contain spoilers.
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An editorial interpretation.
The speaker would choose learning to sing from a single bird over spending effort teaching countless stars not to dance. Simple, living joy is valued above instruction that would hold natural exuberance back. The line prefers spontaneous delight to lessons in restraint.
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