58 Short Flower Quotes to Lift Your Mood
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Summer is in full bloom, but we still need a reminder to “stop and smell the roses.” With all of the distractions of the everyday world, it's important to take a moment for reflection to appreciate the beauty that surrounds you. That’s why we’ve compiled the very best flower quotes right here to inspire growth and hope! Share these with your friends on social media.
Even through tough times, these nature quotes can bring joy to anyone in need of a pick me up. From more personal quotes (like Arundhati Roy's “She wore flowers in her hair and carried magic secrets in her eyes”) to more basic truisms (like Aaron Neville's “Be honest, be nice, be a flower not a weed” comes to mind), there's something here for just about everyone.
So skim through our favorite flower quotes, and get ready to celebrate beauty, joy, and new beginnings! And if you’re needing more sunshine in your life, check out our favorite gratitude quotes and sunshine quotes.
Laurie Jean Sennott
"Every flower must grow through dirt."
Jiddu Krishnamurti
"A lily or a rose never pretends, and its beauty is that it is what it is."
Vincent Van Gogh
"If you truly love nature, you will find beauty everywhere."
Melody Lee, Moon Gypsy
"Don't compare her to sunshine and roses when she's clearly orchids and moonlight."
Morgan Harper Nichols
"One day you will look back and see that all along, you were blooming."
Marianne Williamson
"A tulip doesn't strive to impress anyone. It doesn't struggle to be different than a rose. It doesn't have to."
William Wordsworth
"The daisy, by the shadow that it casts,
Protects the lingering dewdrop from the sun."
Tom Petty
"You belong among the wildflowers. You belong in a boat out at sea. You belong with your love on your arm. You belong somewhere free."
Bette Midler
"I say love, it is a flower. And you, its only seed."
Poison
"Every rose has its thorn."
E.V.
"Like wildflowers; You must allow yourself to grow in all the places people though you never would."
Frances Hodgson Burnett
“If you look the right way, you can see that the whole world is a garden.”
Matshona Dhliwayo
“A flower does not use words to announce its arrival to the world; it just blooms."
Gwendolyn Brooks
“We don’t ask a flower any special reason for its existence. We just look at it and are able to accept it as being something different for ourselves.”
Kobayashi Issa
“A world of grief and pain
flowers bloom—
even then.”
Japanese Proverb
“Happiness is to hold flowers in both hands.”
Henri Matisse
"There are always flowers for those who want to see them"
Sam Cooke, "That's Heaven To Me"
“A little flower that blooms in May
A lovely sunset at the end of a day
Someone helping a stranger along the way
That's heaven to me”
Arundhati Roy
"She wore flowers in her hair and carried magic secrets in her eyes."
Stephanie Skeem
"Flowers don't tell; they show."
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