"Every soul is to be cherished, every flower is to bloom."
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"No man can taste the fruits of autumn while he is delighting his scent with the flowers of spring."
"A white flower grows in the quietness. Let your tongue become that flower."
"For the mind to flower it has to go beyond what it knows."
"Because 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."
"Hold infinity in the palm of your hand."
"The hearts of women are like those little pieces of furniture with secret hiding - places, full of drawers fitted into each other; you go a lot of trouble, break your nails, and in the bottom find some withered flower, a few grains of dust - or emptiness!"
"To sit in the shade on a fine day and look upon verdure is the most perfect refreshment."
"The flowers, the gorgeous, mystic multi-coloured flowers are not the flowers of life, but people, yes people are the true flowers of life, and it has been a most precious pleasure to have temporarily strolled in your garden."
"When the dream in our heart is one that God has planted there, a strange happiness flowers into us. At that moment all of the spiritual resources of the universe are released to help us. Our praying is then at one with the will of God and becomes a channel for the Creator's always joyous, triumphant purposes for us and our world."
"By plucking her petals, you do not gather the beauty of the flower."
"Flowers are restful to look at. They have neither emotions nor conflicts."
"Let a hundred flowers bloom, let a hundred schools of thought contend."
"I notice that you use plain, simple language, short words and brief sentences. That is the way to write English - it is the modern way and the best way. Stick to it; don't let fluff and flowers and verbosity creep in."
"These flowers are like the pleasures of the world."
"O Prosperina, For the flowers now that, frighted, thou let'st fall From Dis's wagon; daffodils, That come before the swallow dares, and take The winds of March with beauty; violets dim, But sweeter than the lids of Juno's eyes Or Cytherea's breath; pale primroses, That die unmarried, ere they can behold Bright Phoebus in his strength--a malady Most incident to maids; bold oxlips and The crown imperial; lilies of all kinds, The flower-de-luce being one."
"There's gonna be a lot of slow singing and flower bringing If my burglar alarm starts ringing"
"The Flower that once has blown forever dies."
"When you like a flower, you just pluck it. But when you love a flower, you water it daily."
"It's like growing lotus flowers. You cannot grow lotus flowers on marble. You have to grow them on the mud. Without mud you cannot have lotus flowers. Without suffering, you have no way to learn how to be understanding and compassionate."