Flowers Quotes

1900 Flowers quotes by 1175 unique authors

Flowers have an expression of countenance as much as men or animals. Some seem to smile; some have a sad expression; some are pensive and… — Henry Ward Beecher
A very common flower adds generosity to beauty. It gives joy to the poor, to the rude, and to the multitudes who could have no… — Henry Ward Beecher
The flowers are Nature's jewels, with whose wealth she decks her summer beauty. — George Croly
Flowers in the city are like lipstick on a woman-it just makes you look better to have a little color. — Lady Bird Johnson
Flowers always have it - poise, completion, fulfillment, perfection . . . — Anne Morrow Lindbergh
We believe that we know something about the things themselves when we speak of trees, colors, snow, and flowers; and yet we possess nothing but… — Friedrich Nietzsche
The Infinate has sowed His name in the heavens in burning stars, but on earth He has sowed His name in tender flowers. — Jean Paul
Lovely flowers are the smiles of god's goodness. — William Wilberforce
May the stars carry your sadness away, may the flowers fill your heart with beauty, may hope forever wipe away your tears. — Chief Dan George
A love of flowers would beget early rising, industry, habits of close observation, and of reading. It would incline the mind to notice natural phenomena,… — Henry Ward Beecher
O Autumn, laden with fruit, and stained With the blood of the grape, pass not, but sit Beneath my shady roof; there thou may'st rest,… — William Blake
The autumn breeze rises on the shore at Fukiage- and those white chrysanthemums are they flowers? or not? or only breakers on the beach? — Unknown Author
Through the open door A drowsy smell of flowers -grey heliotrope And white sweet clover, and shy mignonette Comes fairly in, and silent chorus leads… — John Greenleaf Whittier
These are the things I prize And hold of dearest worth: Light of the sapphire skies, Peace of the silent hills, Shelter of the forests,… — Henry Van Dyke
As down in the sunless retreats of the ocean Sweet flowers are springing no mortal can see, So deep in my soul the still prayer… — Charles Lamb
What do we look for as reward? Some little sounds, and scents, and scenes A small hand darting strawberry-ward A woman's aprons full of greens.… — Ruth Pitter
Yes, in the poor man's garden grow Far more than herbs and flowers - Kind thoughts, contentment, peace of mind, And Joy for weary hours. — Mary Howitt
Is it wholly fantastic to admit the possibility that Nature herself strove toward what we call beauty? Face to face with any one of the… — Joseph Wood Krutch
I am not a greedy person except about flowers and plants, and then I become fanatically greedy. — May Sarton
Flowers are the beautiful hieroglyphics of nature with which she indicates how much she loves us. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Sweet flowers are slow and weeds make haste. — William Shakespeare
He who is born with a silver spoon in his mouth is generally considered a fortunate person, but his good fortune is small compared to… — Celia Thaxter
To analyze the charms of flowers is like dissecting music; it is one of those things which it is far better to enjoy, than to… — Henry Theodore Tuckerman
By the time one is eighty, it is said, there is no longer a tug of war in the garden with the May flowers hauling… — Henry Mitchell
Flowers are words which even a baby can understand. — Unknown Author

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