Doe Quote by William Stafford

Sometimes you have to wait for that root to grow into a beautiful flower.

— Alyssa Tillmon

You are the root, and only God knows that the flower will be.

— Anonymous

A root is a flower that disdains fame.

— Khalil Gibran

Before a leaf-bud has burst, its whole life acts; in the full-blown flower there is no more; in the leafless root there is no…

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

“It is futile to argue as to which single leaf, which design of branch, or which attractive flower you like; when you understand the…

— Bruce Lee

It is curious that the leaf should so love the light and the root so hate it.

— Celia Thaxter

The roots of the Divine are entrenched in this body. If you nurture the roots, how can you avoid the flowering?

— Jaggi Vasudev

For the Flower to blossom, you need the right soil as well as the right seed. The same is true to cultivate good thinking.

— William Bernbach

“Flower will not grow, if the stem doesn't allow”

— Nayreil

Nature does have manure and she does have roots as well as blossoms, and you can't hate the manure and blame the roots for…

— R. Buckminster Fuller

You have first an instinct, then an opinion, then a knowledge, as the plant has root, bud, and fruit.

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

Many people do not allow their principles to take root, but pull them up every now and then, as children do the flowers they…

— Henry Wadsworth Longfellow