30 Flower Quotes

There's a timeless beauty in flowers that captivates our hearts and souls, transcending cultures and generations. Their vivid colors and delicate petals often inspire poets, writers, and thinkers to pen words that capture their essence. In this blog post, we've curated a collection of the top 30 flower quotes to celebrate the grace and splendor of these natural wonders. Whether you're seeking a touch of inspiration, a moment of reflection, or simply a way to brighten your day, these quotes are sure to blossom in your mind and spirit. Dive in and let the beauty of words and flowers intertwine.

1. “since the thing perhaps isto eat flowers and not to be afraid” - E.E. Cummings

2. “The earth laughs in flowers.” - Ralph Waldo Emerson

3. “Flowers always make people better, happier, and more helpful; they are sunshine, food and medicine to the mind.” - Luther Burbank

4. “Butterflies are self propelled flowers.” - Robert A. Heinlein

5. “I'll cover you in flowers someday, Julie-girl.” - Lurlene McDaniel

6. “One hand was behind his back, and he held it out, presenting a bouquet of white and smoky purple lilies. “They’re straight from the underworld, by the way. They are everlasting. They won’t die.” - Jess C. Scott

7. “....breakups mean flowers.” - Marsha Qualey

8. “Flowers don't tell, they show. That's the way good books should be too."--Stephanie Skeem. Author of Flotsam” - Stephanie Skeem

9. “who knows if the moon'sa balloon,coming out of a keen cityin the sky--filled with pretty people?( and if you and I shouldget into it,if theyshould take me and take you into their balloon,why thenwe'd go up higher with all the pretty peoplethan houses and steeples and clouds:go sailingaway and away sailing into a keen city which nobody's ever visited,wherealways it's Spring)and everyone'sin love and flowers pick themselves” - E.E. Cummings

10. “God will reward you,' he said. 'You must be an angel since you care for flowers.” - Victor Hugo

11. “Butterflies are not insects,' Captain John Sterling said soberly. 'They are self-propelled flowers.” - Robert A. Heinlein

12. “How did these organs of plant sex manage to get themselves cross-wired with human ideas of value and status and Eros? And what might our ancient attraction for flowers have to teach us about the deeper mysteries of beauty - what one poet has called "this grace wholly gratuitous"? Is that what it is? Or does beauty have a purpose? (64)” - Michael Pollan

13. “Flowers for me are just things to give to a beatiful woman.” - Blake Lewis

14. “In the midst of the heavy, hot fragrance of summer, and of the clean salty smell of the sea, there was the odor of wounded men, a sickly odor of blood and antiseptics which marked the zone of every military hospital. All Athens quickly took on that odor, as the wounded Greek soldiers were moved out of hospitals and piled into empty warehouses to make way for German wounded. Now every church, every empty lot, every school building in Athens is full of wounded, and on the pathways of Zappion, the park in the heart of Athens, bandaged men in makeshift wheel chairs are to be seen wherever one walks. Zappion is a profusion of flowers, heavy-scented luxurious flowers; but even the flower fragrance is not as strong as that of blood.” - Betty Wason

15. “I read somewhere once that souls were like flowers,' said Priscilla.'Then your soul is a golden narcissus,' said Anne, 'and Diana's is like a red, red rose. Jane's is an apple blossom, pink and wholesome and sweet.''And your own is a white violet, with purple streaks in its heart,' finished Priscilla.” - L.M. Montgomery

16. “Yes, just like those flowers. There's something strained, but there's beauty in that. Something like that” - Koushun Takami

17. “Here was a flower (the daisy reflected) strangely like itself and yet utterly unlike itself too. Such a paradox has often been the basis for the most impassioned love.” - Thomas M. Disch

18. “Daffy bent down suddenly, and picked a small startled white flower. "Anemone," he said, handing it over; he made her repeat the word until she had it right. "Find me a silk to match that.” - Emma Donoghue

19. “Let us dance in the sun, wearing wild flowers in our hair...” - Susan Polis Schutz

20. “Leon reads aloud from an article in the Reader's Digest about voting to select a national flower. Leon votes for dandelions. Joseph and Clyde vote for grass.” - Milton Rokeach

21. “I believe in roses. Oh God, yes! I do believe in roses! And I believe in lots and lots and lots of them, too!” - C. JoyBell C.

22. “Instead of putting flowers in books to flatten them you can use a brick.” - Nicole McKay

23. “Don't waste hate on pink geranium.” - Elizabeth Goudge

24. “In a painful time of my life I went often to a wooded hillside where May apples grew by the hundreds, and I thought the sourness of their fruit had a symbolism for me. Instead, I was to find both love and happiness soon thereafter. So to me [the May apple] is the mandrake, the love symbol, of the old dealers in plant restoratives.” - Hal Borland

25. “There has fallen a splendid tearFrom the passion-flower at the gate.She is coming, my dove, my dear;She is coming, my life, my fate.The red rose cries, "She is near, she is near;"And the white rose weeps, "She is late;"The larkspur listens, "I hear, I hear;"And the lily whispers, "I wait." She is coming, my own, my sweet;Were it ever so airy a tread,My heart would hear her and beat,Were it earth in an earthy bed;My dust would hear her and beat,Had I lain for a century dead,Would start and tremble under her feet,And blossom in purple and red.” - Alfred Tennyson

26. “...God sometimes sends flowers -but I like it best when he darkens the sky and lights up an infinitude of worlds...” - John Geddes A Familiar Rain

27. “The beauty of that June day was almost staggering. After the wet spring, everything that could turn green had outdone itself in greenness and everything that could even dream of blooming or blossoming was in bloom and blossom. The sunlight was a benediction. The breezes were so caressingly soft and intimate on the skin as to be embarrassing.” - Dan Simmons

28. “Flowers are like the sweet babies of the nature; they make us to smile.” - Mehmet Murat ildan

29. “You won't get eternal life by just feeling the presence of God in flowers or music.” - C.S. Lewis

30. “My pockets had always puzzled Weena, but at the last she had concluded that they were an eccentric kind of vase for floral decoration.” - H. G. Wells