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Arthur SchopenhauerNo rose without a thorn but many a thorn without a rose.

—  Arthur Schopenhauer, 1788-1860, German philosopher

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H. Jackson Brown, Jr.Remember that children, marriages, and flower gardens reflect the kind of care they get.

—  H. Jackson Brown, Jr., 1940-2021, American self-help writer

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Henry de MontherlantThe smell is the intelligence of flowers.

—  Henry de Montherlant, 1895-1972, French writer

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H.L. MenckenA cynic is a man who, when he smells flowers, looks around for a coffin.

—  H.L. Mencken, 1880-1956, American columnist & cultural critic

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Joseph JoubertThe tulip is a flower without a soul; but it seems that the rose and the lily have one.

—  Joseph Joubert, 1754-1824, French author of maxims

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Ralph Waldo EmersonThe earth laughs in flowers.

—  Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1803-1884, American philosopher

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William WordsworthThe flower that smells the sweetest is shy and lowly.

—  William Wordsworth, 1770-1850, English poet

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Antonio PorchiaFlowers are without hope. Because hope is tomorrow and flowers have no tomorrow.

—  Antonio Porchia, 1885-1968, Italian-Argentinian poet

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Hermann HesseBecause the world is so full of death and horror, I try again and again to console my heart and pick the flowers that grow in the midst of hell.

—  Hermann Hesse, 1877-1962, German writer, Nobel 1946

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Alfred TennysonIf I had a flower for every time I thought of you...I could walk through my garden forever.

—  Alfred Tennyson, 1809-1892, English poet

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William ShakespeareWhat's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.

—  William Shakespeare, 1564-1616, English poet & playwright ‐ Romeo and Juliet

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Antoin de Saint-ExupéryIt is the time you have wasted for your rose that makes your rose so important.

—  Antoin de Saint-Exupéry, 1900-1940, French writer

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Frida KahloI paint flowers so they will not die.

—  Frida Kahlo, 1907-1954, Mexican painter

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Malcolm de ChazalThe flower is a jumble of thighs, the sun's harem.

—  Malcolm de Chazal, 1902-1981, Mauritian thinker

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Marlen DietrichWhere have all the flowers gone?

—  Marlen Dietrich, 1901-1992, German-American actress

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Oliver W. Holmes Sr.The Amen of nature is always a flower.

—  Oliver W. Holmes Sr., 1809-1894, American writer

D. H. LawrenceThe fairest thing in nature, a flower, still has its roots in earth and manure.

—  D. H. Lawrence, 1885-1930, British writer

James BarrieGod gave us memory so that we might have roses in December.

—  James Barrie, 1860-1937, English writer

José SaramagoThe best way to killing a rose is to force it open when it is still only the promise of a bud.

—  José Saramago, 1922-2010, Portuguese writer [Nobel 1998]

     (The Cave, 2000)

Marty RubinNo one plants rosebushes for the thorns.

—  Marty Rubin, 1930-1994, Canadian gay activist, author & journalist

Personal Stories

Vincent Van GoghThe sunflower is mine, in a way.

—  Vincent Van Gogh, 1853-1890, Dutch painter

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Quotes in Verse

Emily DickinsonThe lovely flowers embarrass me. They make me regret I am not a bee.

—  Emily Dickinson, 1830-1886, American poet

Special Quotes

Say it with flowers.

—  Slogan for the Society of American Florists

     (first use: 15 December 1917)

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