Advantage Quote by Ovid

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

— 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 their prime…

— William Shakespeare

Let us open our leaves like a flower, and be passive and receptive.

— John Keats

...it is necessary to reteach a thing its loveliness, to put a hand on its brow of the flower and retell it in words…

— Galway Kinnell

“Pluck thou my flower, Oothoon the mild; Another flower shall spring, because the soul of sweet delight Can never pass away.”

— William Blake

No flowery road leads to glory. [Fr., Aucun chemin de fleurs ne conduit a la gloire.]

— Jean de La Fontaine

“It is easier to pluck a flower than to nurture it; which is why some would prefer to destroy your talents than nurture them.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“To pluck a flower means to take possession of it, and it also means to kill it.”

— Anthony Bloom

Every flower of the field, every fiber of a plant, every particle of an insect carries with it the impress of its Maker and…

— 1st Baronet Sir Thomas Blount

“Fleurs du mal,” Eve heard herself saying, and shivered. “What?” “Baudelaire. We are not flowers to be plucked and shielded, Captain. We are flowers…

— Kate Quinn

“He is the insect that uses your precious petals as a resting spot. Is the friendship beneficial for you or the fly?”

— Deb Apodaca

“They open their wings, flash patterns and color, fly from flower toflower. I, with the dark brittles and many feet of the former form,…

— Nina Kiriki Hoffman