--- title: "20 Carnations Quotes by 17 authors" description: "Browse 20 Carnations quotes by 17 authors. Discover the best Carnations sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b9f/rupert-brooke-9926_bed_and-in-my-flower-beds-i-think-smile-the_950253.png" --- > [And in my flower-beds, I think, Smile the carnation and the pink.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rupert-brooke/and-in-my-flower-beds-i-think-smile-the-carnation-and-the-pink/) [Rupert Brooke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rupert-brooke/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b9f/rupert-brooke-9926_bed_and-in-my-flower-beds-i-think-smile-the_950253.png) > [To the Elysian shades dismiss my soul, where no carnation fades.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-pope/to-the-elysian-shades-dismiss-my-soul-where-no-carnation-fades/) [Alexander Pope](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-pope/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c74/alexander-pope-235_carnations_to-the-elysian-shades-dismiss-my-soul-wh_773146.png) > [“(Carnations) The only flower that, when given to someone, is marginally superior to dead ones.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marisha-pessl/carnations-the-only-flower-that-when-given-to-someone-is-marginally/) [Marisha Pessl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marisha-pessl/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5b3/marisha-pessl-1802_carnations_carnations-the-only-flower-that-when-giv_463532.png) > [If you gave me a fresh carnation, I would only crush its tender petals.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-weller/if-you-gave-me-a-fresh-carnation-i-would-only-crush-its-tender-petals/) [Paul Weller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-weller/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a63/paul-weller-2405_carnations_if-you-gave-me-a-fresh-carnation-i-would_2921196.png) > [The colors that show best by candlelight are white, carnation, and a kind of sea-water green.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francis-bacon/the-colors-that-show-best-by-candlelight-are-white-carnation-and-a/) [Francis Bacon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/francis-bacon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5c2/francis-bacon-297_candlelight_the-colors-that-show-best-by-candlelight_2054862.jpg) > [My granddaddy on my momma's side, he was a romantic. He loved love songs. Every Valentine's Day, I remember him buying a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/josh-turner/my-granddaddy-on-my-momma-s-side-he-was-a-romantic-he-loved-love/) [Josh Turner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/josh-turner/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a34/josh-turner-4746_buying_my-granddaddy-on-my-momma-s-side-he-was_105708.jpg) > [I don’t love you as if you were the salt-rose, topaz or arrow of carnations that propagate fire: I love you as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pablo-neruda/i-don-t-love-you-as-if-you-were-the-salt-rose-topaz-or-arrow-of/) [Pablo Neruda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pablo-neruda/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/edc/pablo-neruda-435_arrows_i-don-t-love-you-as-if-you-were-the-salt_1019048.jpg) > [To win the trophy of enchanting grace: Ranks of Carnations, to all ladies dear, Of whose sweet taste I write approval here,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ruth-pitter/to-win-the-trophy-of-enchanting-grace-ranks-of-carnations-to-all/) [Ruth Pitter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ruth-pitter/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/123/ruth-pitter-27704_approval_to-win-the-trophy-of-enchanting-grace-ra_1129757.png) > [Too quick despairer, wherefore wilt thou go? Soon will the high Midsummer pomps come on, Soon will the musk carnations break and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-arnold/too-quick-despairer-wherefore-wilt-thou-go-soon-will-the-high/) [Matthew Arnold](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-arnold/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/482/matthew-arnold-1235_break_too-quick-despairer-wherefore-wilt-thou_2409929.jpg) > [I don't think that there's that much difference between a photograph of a fist up someone's ass and a photograph of carnations…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-mapplethorpe/i-don-t-think-that-there-s-that-much-difference-between-a-photograph/) [Robert Mapplethorpe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-mapplethorpe/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/648/robert-mapplethorpe-11315_ass_i-don-t-think-that-there-s-that-much-dif_1865450.jpg) > [Sir, the year growing ancient, Not yet on summer's death nor on the birth Of trembling winter, the fairest flowers o' th'…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-shakespeare/sir-the-year-growing-ancient-not-yet-on-summer-s-death-nor-on-the/) [William Shakespeare](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-shakespeare/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5d5/william-shakespeare-4_ancient_sir-the-year-growing-ancient-not-yet-on_2645930.jpg) > [Jesus Christ's claim of divinity is the most serious claim anyone ever made. Everything about Christianity hinges on His carnation, crucifixion, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/luis-palau/jesus-christ-s-claim-of-divinity-is-the-most-serious-claim-anyone/) [Luis Palau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/luis-palau/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7b1/luis-palau-34620_carnations_jesus-christ-s-claim-of-divinity-is-the_1416292.jpg) > [“For these dances the boys send corsages, which I keep afterward and keep in my bureau drawer; squashed carnations and brown-edged rosebuds,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-atwood/for-these-dances-the-boys-send-corsages-which-i-keep-afterward-and/) [Margaret Atwood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-atwood/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f91/margaret-atwood-40_quote_for-these-dances-the-boys-send-corsages_1705778.jpg) > [I know historians aren't supposed to fall in love with their own theories, but I was head over heels about the notion…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lauren-willig/i-know-historians-aren-t-supposed-to-fall-in-love-with-their-own/) [Lauren Willig](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lauren-willig/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4dc/lauren-willig-8632_agents_i-know-historians-aren-t-supposed-to-fal_2683267.jpg) > [This time is difficult. Wait for me. We will live it out vividly. Give me your small hand: we will rise and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pablo-neruda/this-time-is-difficult-wait-for-me-we-will-live-it-out-vividly-give-2/) [Pablo Neruda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pablo-neruda/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6db/pablo-neruda-435_baskets_this-time-is-difficult-wait-for-me-we-wi_2789472.jpg) > [Love is a war of lightning, and two bodies ruined by a single sweetness. Kiss by kiss I cover your tiny infinity,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pablo-neruda/love-is-a-war-of-lightning-and-two-bodies-ruined-by-a-single/) [Pablo Neruda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pablo-neruda/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/958/pablo-neruda-435_blood_love-is-a-war-of-lightning-and-two-bodie_831912.jpg) > [I'm for a multi-racial world in which each race keeps to itself, in harmony with the other races. Like in a garden,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/savitri-devi/i-m-for-a-multi-racial-world-in-which-each-race-keeps-to-itself-in/) [Savitri Devi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/savitri-devi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/66b/savitri-devi-25810_carnations_i-m-for-a-multi-racial-world-in-which-ea_3140564.png) > [“In the beginning we start with roses. The king’s flower right? Only they wilt in less than a day, especially when exposed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ruth-mcleod-kearns/in-the-beginning-we-start-with-roses-the-king-s-flower-right-only/) [Ruth McLeod-Kearns](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ruth-mcleod-kearns/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f45/ruth-mcleod-kearns-73435_carnations_in-the-beginning-we-start-with-roses-the_1182290.jpg) > [I believe that virtually everyone has the ability to either grow some food at home, or to find an appropriate location to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greg-peterson/i-believe-that-virtually-everyone-has-the-ability-to-either-grow-some/) [Greg Peterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greg-peterson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f7a/greg-peterson-47632_ability_i-believe-that-virtually-everyone-has-th_1607829.jpg) > [This time is difficult, wait for me: we will live it out vividly. Give me your small hand: we will rise and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pablo-neruda/this-time-is-difficult-wait-for-me-we-will-live-it-out-vividly-give/) [Pablo Neruda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pablo-neruda/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/567/pablo-neruda-435_baskets_this-time-is-difficult-wait-for-me-we-wi_1869131.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/carnations/#itemlist", "name": "Carnations Quotes", "numberOfItems": 20, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "And in my flower-beds, I think, Smile the carnation and the pink.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Rupert Brooke" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rupert-brooke/and-in-my-flower-beds-i-think-smile-the-carnation-and-the-pink/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": 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