Flowers always make people better, happier and more helpful; they are sunshine, food and medicine to the soul.
—Luther Burbank (1849–1926) American Botanist, Scientist
Flowers… are a proud assertion that a ray of beauty out-values all the utilities of the world.
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–82) American Philosopher
Teach me, Father, how to go
Softly as the grasses grow;
Hush my soul to meet the shock
Of the wild world as a rock;
But my spirit, propt with power,
Make as simple as a flower.
Let the dry heart fill its cup,
Like a poppy looking up;
Let life lightly wear her crown,
Like a poppy looking down,
When its heart is filled with dew,
And its life begins anew.
—Edwin Markham (1852–1940) American Poet, Lecturer
Roses fall, but the thorns remain.
—Dutch Proverb
From the withered tree, a flower blooms.
—Unknown
Remember that the most beautiful things in the world are the most useless; peacocks and lilies, for example.
—John Ruskin (1819–1900) English Writer, Art Critic
The fairest thing in nature, a flower, still has its roots in earth and manure.
—D. H. Lawrence (1885–1930) English Novelist, Playwright, Poet, Essayist, Literary Critic
A weed is but an unloved flower.
—Ella Wheeler Wilcox (1850–1919) American Poet, Journalist
Every flower is a soul blossoming in Nature.
—Gerard de Nerval (1808–55) French Poet, Essayist, Critic
Deep in their roots, all flowers keep the light.
—Theodore Roethke (1908–63) American Poet
A young bride is like a plucked flower; but a guilty wife is like a flower that had been walked over.
—Honore de Balzac (1799–1850) French Novelist
There is not the least flower but seems to hold up its head and to look pleasantly, in the secret sense of the goodness of its heavenly Maker.
—Robert South (1634–1716) English Theologian, Preacher
Flowers are God’s way of smiling
—Common Proverb
I perhaps owe having become a painter to flowers.
—Claude Monet (1840–1926) French Impressionist painter
To create a little flower is the labor of ages.
—William Blake (1757–1827) English Poet, Painter, Printmaker
To cultivate a garden is to walk with God.
—Christian Nestell Bovee (1820–1904) American Writer, Aphorist
God has sown his name on the heavens in glittering stars; but on earth he planteth his name by tender flowers.
—Jean Paul (1763–1825) German Novelist, Humorist
Give me odorous at sunrise a garden of beautiful flowers where I can walk undisturbed.
—Walt Whitman (1819–92) American Poet, Essayist, Journalist, American, Poet, Essayist, Journalist
Flowers are without hope. Because hope is tomorrow and flowers have no tomorrow.
—Antonio Porchia (1885–1968) Italian Poet
A morning-glory at my window satisfies me more than the metaphysics of books.
—Walt Whitman (1819–92) American Poet, Essayist, Journalist, American, Poet, Essayist, Journalist
Everything is blooming most recklessly; if it were voices instead of colors, there would be an unbelievable shrieking into the heart of the night.
—Rainer Maria Rilke (1875–1926) Austrian Poet
All the flowers of tomorrow are in the seeds of yesterday
—Common Proverb
I wonder what spendthrift chose to spill
Such a bright gold under my windowsill!
Is it fair gold? Does it glitter still?
Bless me! It’s a daffodil!
—Celia Thaxter (1835–94) American Poet, Writer
I hate flowers—I paint them because they’re cheaper than models and they don’t move.
—Georgia O’Keeffe (1887–1986) American Painter
The lotus flower is troubled
At the sun’s resplendent light;
With sunken head and sadly
She dreamily waits for the night.
—Heinrich Heine (1797–1856) German Poet, Writer
I’d rather have roses on my table than diamonds on my neck.
—Emma Goldman (1869–1940) Lithuanian-American Anarchist, Feminist
The Amen of nature is always a flower.
—Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. (1809–94) American Physician, Essayist
Lovely flowers are the smiles of God’s goodness.
—William Wilberforce (1759–1833) English Philanthropist, Reformer
The poet’s darling.
—William Wordsworth (1770–1850) English Poet
Earth laughs in flowers.
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–82) American Philosopher