When it comes to flowers, wild or cultivated, just consider …
- “Those who dwell, as scientists or laymen, among the beauties and mysteries of the earth, are never alone or weary of life.” — Rachel Carson
- “Everything that slows us down and forces patience, everything that sets us back into the slow circles of nature, is a help. Gardening is an instrument of grace.” — May Sarton
- “In the spring, at the end of the day, you should smell like dirt.” — Margaret Atwood
- “Just living is not enough. One must have sunshine, freedom, and a little flower.” — Hans Christian Andersen
- “Colors are the smiles of nature.” — Leigh Hunt
- “The earth laughs in flowers.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson
- “The fairest thing in nature, a flower, still has its roots in earth and manure.” — D. H. Lawrence
- “Deep in their roots, all flowers keep the light.” — Theodore Roethke
- “The sun, with all those planets revolving around it and dependent on it, can still ripen a bunch of grapes as if it had nothing else in the universe to do.” — Galileo Galilei
- “Live in each season as it passes; breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit, and resign yourself to the influence of the earth.” — Henry David Thoreau
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