#flower

Gather the flowers, but spare the buds. ↗

— Andrew Marvell

#flowers #gather #spare

I take care of my flowers and my cats. And enjoy food. And that's living. ↗

— Ursula Andress

#care #cats #enjoy #flowers #food

I put hibiscus flower in every cup of tea I have. It's sweet, sexy, and cleansing. ↗

— Mario Batali

#cup #every #flower #i #put

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

#arranging #bowl #crowded #day #flowers

My studies are going well. The university library is my second home now. They've had to get me a private room because it takes me only a second to absorb the printed page, and curious students invariably gather around me as I flip through my books. ↗

— Daniel Keyes

#flowers-for-algernon #home

By means of microscopic observation and astronomical projection the lotus flower can become the foundation for an entire theory of the universe and an agent whereby we may perceive Truth. ↗

— Yukio Mishima

#astronomical #become #entire #flower #foundation

And the heart that is soonest awake to the flowers is always the first to be touch'd by the thorns. ↗

— Thomas Moore

#always #awake #first #flowers #heart

The flowers anew, returning seasons bring; but beauty faded has no second spring. ↗

— Ambrose Philips

#beauty #bring #faded #flowers #returning

In spite of her plainness that would have made wallflowers of other women, she radiated a great sense of self-importance. ↗

— Robert Galbraith

#j-k-rowling #self-esteem #wallflower #inspirational

I am the lover's gift; I am the wedding wreath; I am the memory of a moment of happiness; I am the last gift of the living to the dead; I am a part of joy and a part of sorrow. ↗

— Kahlil Gibran

#beauty #flower #inspiration #spiritual #beauty