--- title: "8 Said Butterfly Quotes by 7 authors" description: "Browse 8 Said Butterfly quotes by 7 authors. Discover the best Said Butterfly sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7d2/louisa-thomsen-brits-4007_butterfly_just-living-isn-t-enough-said-the-butter_84317.jpg" --- > [“Just living isn't enough," said the butterfly, "one must have sunshine, freedom and a little flower." -Hans Christian Anderson”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louisa-thomsen-brits/just-living-isn-t-enough-said-the-butterfly-one-must-have-sunshine/) [Louisa Thomsen Brits](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louisa-thomsen-brits/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7d2/louisa-thomsen-brits-4007_butterfly_just-living-isn-t-enough-said-the-butter_84317.jpg) > [“Death takes what man would keep," said the butterfly, "and leaves what man would lose. Blow, wind, and crack your cheeks. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-s-beagle/death-takes-what-man-would-keep-said-the-butterfly-and-leaves-what/) [Peter S. Beagle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-s-beagle/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/189/peter-s-beagle-1665_butterfly_death-takes-what-man-would-keep-said-the_585606.png) > [“I said, “Show me what to do.” He said, Die. I said, “The water has turned into oil.” He said, Die. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rumi/i-said-show-me-what-to-do-he-said-die-i-said-the-water-has-turned/) [Rumi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rumi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d5f/rumi-56_quote_i-said-show-me-what-to-do-he-said-die-i_664628.jpg) > [“And when all the wars are done,’ I said, ‘a butterfly will still be beautiful.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ruskin-bond/and-when-all-the-wars-are-done-i-said-a-butterfly-will-still-be/) [Ruskin Bond](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ruskin-bond/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5ca/ruskin-bond-1864_butterfly_and-when-all-the-wars-are-done-i-said-a_726552.png) > [“Butterfly?" Will said. "Why Butterfly?" "I believe it's a term of great respect," Selethen said gravely. He was very obviously not laughing.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-flanagan/butterfly-will-said-why-butterfly-i-believe-it-s-a-term-of-great/) [John Flanagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-flanagan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9c5/john-flanagan-904_funny_butterfly-will-said-why-butterfly-i-beli_1394036.jpg) > [Just living is not enough, said the butterfly, one must have sunshine, freedom, and a little flower.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/just-living-is-not-enough-said-the-butterfly-one-must-have-sunshine/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/823/anonymous-1_freedom_just-living-is-not-enough-said-the-butte_2153127.jpg) > [“Don't be afraid. Change is such a beautiful thing", said the Butterfly.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sabrina-newby/don-t-be-afraid-change-is-such-a-beautiful-thing-said-the-butterfly/) [Sabrina Newby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sabrina-newby/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dec/sabrina-newby-41171_aging-gracefully_don-t-be-afraid-change-is-such-a-beautif_2238637.jpg) > [“Wake up! There’s incredible beauty all around you. I’m absorbed in writing this book but I managed to look closely at a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/wake-up-there-s-incredible-beauty-all-around-you-i-m-absorbed-in/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0a3/anonymous-1_beauty_wake-up-there-s-incredible-beauty-all-ar_3004643.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/said-butterfly/#itemlist", "name": "Said Butterfly Quotes", "numberOfItems": 8, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Just living isn't enough,\" said the butterfly, \"one must have sunshine, freedom and a little flower.\" -Hans Christian Anderson”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Louisa Thomsen Brits" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louisa-thomsen-brits/just-living-isn-t-enough-said-the-butterfly-one-must-have-sunshine/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7d2/louisa-thomsen-brits-4007_butterfly_just-living-isn-t-enough-said-the-butter_84317.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7d2/louisa-thomsen-brits-4007_butterfly_just-living-isn-t-enough-said-the-butter_84317.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7d2/louisa-thomsen-brits-4007_butterfly_just-living-isn-t-enough-said-the-butter_84317.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Just living isn't enough,\" said the butterfly, \"one must have sunshine, freedom and a little flower.\" -Hans…” — Louisa Thomsen Brits", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Death takes what man would keep,\" said the butterfly, \"and leaves what man would lose. 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