Gardening Quotes by William Shakespeare

The plants look up to heaven, from whence they have their nourishment.

— William Shakespeare

These flowers are like the pleasures of the world.

— William Shakespeare

Where souls do couch on flowers we’ll hand in hand...

— William Shakespeare

There is a willow grows aslant a brook, That shows his hoar leaves in the glassy stream; There with fantastic garlands did…

— William Shakespeare

Look like the innocent flower, But be the serpent under it.

— William Shakespeare

Do not spread the compost on the weeds.

— William Shakespeare

Since brass, nor stone, nor earth, nor boundless sea, But bad mortality o'ersways their power, How with this rage shall beauty hold…

— William Shakespeare

Make use of time, let not advantage slip; Beauty within itself should not be wasted: Fair flowers that are not gather'd in…

— William Shakespeare

“Be the innocent flower, but be the serpent under it”

— William Shakespeare

Of all the flowers, me thinks a rose is best.

— William Shakespeare

Fairies use flowers for their charactery.

— William Shakespeare

“How with this rage shall beauty hold a plea, Whose action is no stronger than a flower?”

— William Shakespeare

The summer's flower is to the summer sweet Though to itself it only live and die

— William Shakespeare

Sir, the year growing ancient, Not yet on summer's death nor on the birth Of trembling winter, the fairest flowers o' th'…

— William Shakespeare

Our bodies are our gardens to which our wills are gardeners.

— William Shakespeare

“Gardener: ...Go thou, and like an executioner, Cut off the heads of too fast growing sprays, That look too lofty in our…

— William Shakespeare

Out of this nettle - danger - we pluck this flower - safety.

— William Shakespeare

Sweet flowers are slow and weeds make haste.

— William Shakespeare