#flower

You're only here for a short visit. Don't hurry, don't worry. And be sure to smell the flowers along the way. ↗

No, what I should really like to do right now, in the full blaze of lights, before this illustrious assembly, is to shower every one of you with gifts, with flowers, with offerings of poetry - to be young once more, to ride on the crest of the wave. ↗

— Knut Hamsun

#before #blaze #crest #every #flowers

Her face betokened all things dear and good, The light of somewhat yet to come was there Asleep, and waiting for the opening day, When childish thoughts, like flowers would drift away. ↗

— Jean Ingelow

#asleep #away #childish #come #day

I want to grow a flower for every time someone tells me “F*** you.” Then I’ll go back to that person and pin the flower on their lapel in a gesture of friendship. And while they are looking down on it in astonishment, I’ll bunch up my knuckles and punch them in the face. ↗

— Jarod Kintz

#friendship #hilarious #humor #punch #ravings

What sunshine is to flowers, smiles are to humanity. These are but trifles, to be sure; but scattered along life's pathway, the good they do is inconceivable. ↗

— Joseph Addison

#flowers #good #humanity #inconceivable #life

If you think squash is a competitive activity, try flower arranging. ↗

— Alan Bennett

#arranging #competitive #flower #squash #think

The world is full of people who never quite get into the first team and who just miss the prizes at the flower show. ↗

— Jacob Bronowski

#flower #full #get #into #just

Happiness is the natural flower of duty. ↗

— Phillips Brooks

#duty #flower #happiness #natural

The best thing about becoming successful is that you get flowers all the time. ↗