---
title: "9 Plants Like Quotes by 9 authors"
description: "Browse 9 Plants Like quotes by 9 authors. Discover the best Plants Like sayings and thoughts."
image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f9e/henry-sherman-adams-84514_flower_certain-plants-like-certain-friends-you_3072140.jpg"
---

> [“Certain plants, like certain friends, you enjoy having for a visit but do not care to see remain forever and a day.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-sherman-adams/certain-plants-like-certain-friends-you-enjoy-having-for-a-visit-but/)

[Henry Sherman Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-sherman-adams/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f9e/henry-sherman-adams-84514_flower_certain-plants-like-certain-friends-you_3072140.jpg)

> [Plants are not like us, and the more you study plants, the more different and deep ways you see that they are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hope-jahren/plants-are-not-like-us-and-the-more-you-study-plants-the-more/)

[Hope Jahren](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hope-jahren/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/386/hope-jahren-4468_deep_plants-are-not-like-us-and-the-more-you_2712482.jpg)

> [Plants are like people: they're all different and a little bit strange.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-kehoe/plants-are-like-people-they-re-all-different-and-a-little-bit-strange/)

[John Kehoe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-kehoe/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/209/john-kehoe-39521_bits_plants-are-like-people-they-re-all-diffe_321767.png)

> [I bet plants go like 'Weeeeeeeee!' whenever they're swallowed by a giraffe.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/i-bet-plants-go-like-weeeeeeeee-whenever-they-re-swallowed-by-a/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fd6/anonymous-1_animal_i-bet-plants-go-like-weeeeeeeee-whenever_2328.jpg)

> [Plants, like people, are social or anti-social: the good plant has to be able to live amicably with other plants in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richardson-wright/plants-like-people-are-social-or-anti-social-the-good-plant-has-to-be/)

[Richardson Wright](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richardson-wright/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2ae/richardson-wright-64187_able_plants-like-people-are-social-or-anti-so_709547.jpg)

> [Plants seem like an excellent model for the kind of future that we should be building.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terence-mckenna/plants-seem-like-an-excellent-model-for-the-kind-of-future-that-we/)

[Terence McKenna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terence-mckenna/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ae4/terence-mckenna-287_building_plants-seem-like-an-excellent-model-for_885037.png)

> [They tell us that plants are not like man immortal, but are perishable-soul -less. I think that is something that we know…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-muir/they-tell-us-that-plants-are-not-like-man-immortal-but-are-perishable/)

[John Muir](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-muir/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b7b/john-muir-678_immortal_they-tell-us-that-plants-are-not-like-ma_587107.png)

> [I don't mind Silk plants. I actually think they are very practical if you kill plants like I do. I have the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jill-zarin/i-don-t-mind-silk-plants-i-actually-think-they-are-very-practical-if/)

[Jill Zarin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jill-zarin/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b77/jill-zarin-7048_bad_i-don-t-mind-silk-plants-i-actually-thin_504564.jpg)

> [You know what I hate? I hate people who give me plants. The whole giving someone plants - it's like giving someone…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chelsea-cain/you-know-what-i-hate-i-hate-people-who-give-me-plants-the-whole/)

[Chelsea Cain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chelsea-cain/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bdc/chelsea-cain-7895_care_you-know-what-i-hate-i-hate-people-who-g_711827.png)

```json
{
    "@context": "https://schema.org",
    "@graph": [
        {
            "@type": "ItemList",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/plants-like/#itemlist",
            "name": "Plants Like Quotes",
            "numberOfItems": 9,
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "“Certain plants, like certain friends, you enjoy having for a visit but do not care to see remain forever and a day.”",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Henry Sherman Adams"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-sherman-adams/certain-plants-like-certain-friends-you-enjoy-having-for-a-visit-but/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f9e/henry-sherman-adams-84514_flower_certain-plants-like-certain-friends-you_3072140.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f9e/henry-sherman-adams-84514_flower_certain-plants-like-certain-friends-you_3072140.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f9e/henry-sherman-adams-84514_flower_certain-plants-like-certain-friends-you_3072140.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“Certain plants, like certain friends, you enjoy having for a visit but do not care to see remain forever and…” — Henry Sherman Adams",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 2,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "Plants are not like us, and the more you study plants, the more different and deep ways you see that they are not like us.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Hope Jahren"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hope-jahren/plants-are-not-like-us-and-the-more-you-study-plants-the-more/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/386/hope-jahren-4468_deep_plants-are-not-like-us-and-the-more-you_2712482.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/386/hope-jahren-4468_deep_plants-are-not-like-us-and-the-more-you_2712482.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/386/hope-jahren-4468_deep_plants-are-not-like-us-and-the-more-you_2712482.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“Plants are not like us, and the more you study plants, the more different and deep ways you see that they…” — Hope Jahren",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 3,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "Plants are like people: they're all different and a little bit strange.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "John Kehoe"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-kehoe/plants-are-like-people-they-re-all-different-and-a-little-bit-strange/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/209/john-kehoe-39521_bits_plants-are-like-people-they-re-all-diffe_321767.png",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/209/john-kehoe-39521_bits_plants-are-like-people-they-re-all-diffe_321767.png",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/209/john-kehoe-39521_bits_plants-are-like-people-they-re-all-diffe_321767.png",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“Plants are like people: they're all different and a little bit strange.” — John Kehoe",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 4,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "I bet plants go like 'Weeeeeeeee!' whenever they're swallowed by a giraffe.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Anonymous"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/i-bet-plants-go-like-weeeeeeeee-whenever-they-re-swallowed-by-a/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fd6/anonymous-1_animal_i-bet-plants-go-like-weeeeeeeee-whenever_2328.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fd6/anonymous-1_animal_i-bet-plants-go-like-weeeeeeeee-whenever_2328.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fd6/anonymous-1_animal_i-bet-plants-go-like-weeeeeeeee-whenever_2328.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“I bet plants go like 'Weeeeeeeee!' whenever they're swallowed by a giraffe.” — Anonymous",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 5,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "Plants, like people, are social or anti-social: the good plant has to be able to live amicably with other plants in the border.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Richardson Wright"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richardson-wright/plants-like-people-are-social-or-anti-social-the-good-plant-has-to-be/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2ae/richardson-wright-64187_able_plants-like-people-are-social-or-anti-so_709547.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2ae/richardson-wright-64187_able_plants-like-people-are-social-or-anti-so_709547.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2ae/richardson-wright-64187_able_plants-like-people-are-social-or-anti-so_709547.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“Plants, like people, are social or anti-social: the good plant has to be able to live amicably with other…” — Richardson Wright",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 6,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "Plants seem like an excellent model for the kind of future that we should be building.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Terence McKenna"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terence-mckenna/plants-seem-like-an-excellent-model-for-the-kind-of-future-that-we/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ae4/terence-mckenna-287_building_plants-seem-like-an-excellent-model-for_885037.png",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ae4/terence-mckenna-287_building_plants-seem-like-an-excellent-model-for_885037.png",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ae4/terence-mckenna-287_building_plants-seem-like-an-excellent-model-for_885037.png",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“Plants seem like an excellent model for the kind of future that we should be building.” — Terence McKenna",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 7,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "They tell us that plants are not like man immortal, but are perishable-soul -less. I think that is something that we know exactly nothing about.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "John Muir"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-muir/they-tell-us-that-plants-are-not-like-man-immortal-but-are-perishable/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b7b/john-muir-678_immortal_they-tell-us-that-plants-are-not-like-ma_587107.png",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b7b/john-muir-678_immortal_they-tell-us-that-plants-are-not-like-ma_587107.png",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b7b/john-muir-678_immortal_they-tell-us-that-plants-are-not-like-ma_587107.png",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“They tell us that plants are not like man immortal, but are perishable-soul -less. I think that is something…” — John Muir",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 8,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "I don't mind Silk plants. I actually think they are very practical if you kill plants like I do. I have the best sources for them. If they look fake, that is bad.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Jill Zarin"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jill-zarin/i-don-t-mind-silk-plants-i-actually-think-they-are-very-practical-if/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b77/jill-zarin-7048_bad_i-don-t-mind-silk-plants-i-actually-thin_504564.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b77/jill-zarin-7048_bad_i-don-t-mind-silk-plants-i-actually-thin_504564.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b77/jill-zarin-7048_bad_i-don-t-mind-silk-plants-i-actually-thin_504564.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“I don't mind Silk plants. I actually think they are very practical if you kill plants like I do. I have the…” — Jill Zarin",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 9,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "You know what I hate? I hate people who give me plants. The whole giving someone plants - it's like giving someone a pet. I'm giving you responsibility, I'm giving you a thing that you now have to take care of for, like, a year until it dies, and then I'm giving you sadness and guilt.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Chelsea Cain"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chelsea-cain/you-know-what-i-hate-i-hate-people-who-give-me-plants-the-whole/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bdc/chelsea-cain-7895_care_you-know-what-i-hate-i-hate-people-who-g_711827.png",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bdc/chelsea-cain-7895_care_you-know-what-i-hate-i-hate-people-who-g_711827.png",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bdc/chelsea-cain-7895_care_you-know-what-i-hate-i-hate-people-who-g_711827.png",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“You know what I hate? I hate people who give me plants. The whole giving someone plants - it's like giving…” — Chelsea Cain",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "CollectionPage",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/plants-like/#webpage",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/plants-like/",
            "name": "Plants Like Quotes",
            "isPartOf": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website"
            },
            "mainEntity": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/plants-like/#itemlist"
            },
            "primaryImageOfPage": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f9e/henry-sherman-adams-84514_flower_certain-plants-like-certain-friends-you_3072140.jpg"
            },
            "description": "Browse 9 Plants Like quotes by 9 authors. Discover the best Plants Like sayings and thoughts.",
            "breadcrumb": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/plants-like/#breadcrumb"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "BreadcrumbList",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/plants-like/#breadcrumb",
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "name": "Home",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 2,
                    "name": "Quotes",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 3,
                    "name": "Topics",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/categories/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 4,
                    "name": "Plants Like Quotes",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/plants-like/"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "WebSite",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website",
            "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/",
            "publisher": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "Organization",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization",
            "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/",
            "logo": {
                "@type": "ImageObject",
                "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/themes/sq/assets/icons/icon-512.png",
                "width": 512,
                "height": 512
            }
        }
    ]
}
```
