Rose Quotes

1911 Rose quotes by 1138 unique authors

If you enjoy the fragrance of a rose, you must accept the thorns which it bears. — Isaac Hayes
Sweet spring, full of sweet days and roses, a box where sweets compacted lie. — George Herbert
I assume everything I do in life is gonna be a failure, and then if it turns up roses, then I'm psyched. — Jonah Hill
As you walk down the fairway of life you must smell the roses, for you only get to play one round. — Ben Hogan
We have chased away the clouds, the sky is all 'rose.' — Francois Hollande
But friendship is the breathing rose, with sweets in every fold. — Oliver Wendell Holmes
How did it happen that their lips came together? How does it happen that birds sing, that snow melts, that the rose unfolds, that the… — Victor Hugo
In real life, unlike in Shakespeare, the sweetness of the rose depends upon the name it bears. Things are not only what they are. They… — Hubert H. Humphrey
Since love first made the breast an instrument Of fierce lamenting, by its flame my heart Was molten to a mirror, like a rose I… — Muhammad Iqbal
Justin Bieber stole my haircut. And Axl Rose stole my dance! — Davy Jones
Some people are always grumbling because roses have thorns; I am thankful that thorns have roses. — Alphonse Karr
I want to encourage women to embrace their own uniqueness. Because just like a rose is beautiful, so is a sunflower, so is a peony.… — Miranda Kerr
Whether I'm making a recipe or a piece of jewelry or a white-rose-and-jasmine tea or the perfume, I like to think of myself as a… — Padma Lakshmi
Flowers die and wine gets consumed. Both are lovely. I appreciate both. Wine and roses. I actually had someone bring me a lobe of foie… — Padma Lakshmi
One of my favorite people is Gypsy Rose Lee. She bears out the Biblical promise that he who has, gets. And I hope she gets… — Hedy Lamarr
When I heard that there were artists, I wished I could some time be one. If I could only make a rose bloom on paper,… — Lucy Larcom
Roses are red, violets are blue, I'm schizophrenic, and so am I. — Oscar Levant
You know, maybe I was just born in the wrong time, but I love all things romantic. Puffy understands that. For my last birthday, he… — Jennifer Lopez
I think life is full of challenges and problems. I don't believe that anyone is perfect. We all make mistakes. It's not a bed of… — Nigel Mansell
Publishing a volume of verse is like dropping a rose petal down the Grand Canyon and waiting for the echo. — Don Marquis
There is nothing more difficult for a truly creative painter than to paint a rose, because before he can do so he has first to… — Henri Matisse
Beauty is an ecstasy; it is as simple as hunger. There is really nothing to be said about it. It is like the perfume of… — W. Somerset Maugham
An idealist is one who, on noticing that roses smell better than a cabbage, concludes that it will also make better soup. — H. L. Mencken
Everything's coming up roses - for me. — Ethel Merman
Can anyone remember love? It's like trying to summon up the smell of roses in a cellar. You might see a rose, but never the… — Arthur Miller

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