"The temple bell stops/But the sound keeps coming out of the flowers." ~ Matsuo Basho
Flowers are angels rooted in soil. ~ Alexander Stoddard, Tea Celebrations
The flowers take the tears of weeping night and give them to the sun for day’s delight. ~ Joseph S. Cotter, Sr.
A flower is relatively small… Still in a way—nobody sees a flower—so I said to myself—I’ll paint it big. ~ Georgia O'Keefe
Where flowers bloom so does hope. ~ Lady Bird Johnson
There is material enough in a single flower for the ornament of a score of cathedrals. ~ John Ruskin, Stones of Venice
Gather the flowers, but spare the buds. ~ Andrew Marvell