Comfort Quote by William H. Coles

“Working on the native-herb garden in the front corner of the yard. Already thriving: thyme, hyssop, spearmint, lemon balm, fennel, chamomile, marjoram. Must add:…

— Neal Stephenson

I like dusty scents like patchouli, frankincense, and sandalwood.

— Rick Owens

I know that some people use lavender, incense, and cake as sedatives, but for me, a 'nose bath' in an old book just does…

— Alex Guarnaschelli

“Lavender: A flowering herb in the mint family with needlelike leaves and wooly purple blossoms whose soft, woodsy scent bridges the earthly and the…

— Meg Donohue

The Herbs ought to be distilled when they are in their greatest vigor, and so ought the Flowers also.

— Nicholas Culpeper

“Kitchens have their seasons. And in this subterranean world, hidden from rainstorms and eager winds, is a world of wheat, wine and herbs. Always…

— Caroline Eden

Light the incense! You have to burn to be fragrant.

— Anonymous

There's some herb that's good for everybody, except for them that thinks they're sick when they ain't.

— Sarah Orne Jewett

Hot lavender, mints, savory, marjoram; The marigold, that goes to bed wi' the sun, and with him rise weeping.

— William Shakespeare

I used to wear the sweetest, gnarliest things that smelt like candy. That said, I've always burned incense - a real hippie situation -…

— Camille Rowe

Those herbs which perfume the air most delightfully, not passed by as the rest, but, being trodden upon and crushed, are three; that is,…

— Francis Bacon

Aromatic plants bestow no spicy fragrance while they grow; but crush'd or trodden to the ground, diffuse their balmy sweets around.

— Oliver Goldsmith