Quotes of Flowers - somelinesforyou

“ Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower. ”

- Albert Camus

“ Arranging a bowl of flowers in the morning can give a sense of quiet in a crowded day - like writing a poem, or saying a prayer. ”

- Anne Morrow Lindbergh

“ If you enjoy the fruit, pluck not the flower. ”

- Anonymous

“ A bit of fragrance clings to the hand that gives flowers. ”

- Chinese proverb

“ Gardens and flowers have a way of bringing people together, drawing them from their homes. ”

- Clare Ansberry

“ Nobody sees a flower - really - it is so small it takes time - we haven't time - and to see takes time, like to have a friend takes time. ”

- Gandhi

“ A cynic is a man who, when he smells flowers, looks around for a coffin. ”

- H. L. Mencken

“ I hope that while so many people are out smelling the flowers, someone is taking the time to plant some. ”

- Herbert Rappaport

“ Flowers never emit so sweet and strong a fragrance as before a storm. When a storm approaches thee, be as fragrant as a sweet-smelling flower. ”

- Jean Paul Richter

“ Stretching his hand out to catch the stars, he forgets the flowers at his feet. ”

- Jeremy Bentham

“ I have seen flowers come in stony places And kind things done by men with ugly faces And the gold cup won by the worst horse at the races, So I trust too. ”

- John Masefield

“ Flowers are words even a baby can understand. ”

- Quentin Crisp

“ Money is a powerful aphrodisiac. But flowers work almost as well. ”

- Robert Heinlein

“ A morning-glory at my window satisfies me more than the metaphysics of books. ”

- Walt Whitman

“ This bud of love, by summer's ripening breath, May prove a beauteous flower when next we meet. ”

- William Shakespeare
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