Little things seem nothing, but they give peace, like those meadow flowers which individually seem odorless but all together perfume the air.
I acknowledge the four elements. Water in the North; incense to recognize the air in the East; flowers for the earth in the South; a candle for light from the West. It helps me keep perspective.
Some think love can be measured by the amount of butterflies in their tummy. Others think love can be measured in bunches of flowers, or by using the words 'for ever.' But love can only truly be measured by actions. It can be a small thing, such as peeling an orange for a person you love because you know they don't like doing it.
The more often we see the things around us - even the beautiful and wonderful things - the more they become invisible to us. That is why we often take for granted the beauty of this world: the flowers, the trees, the birds, the clouds - even those we love. Because we see things so often, we see them less and less.
Don't send me flowers when I'm dead. If you like me, send them while I'm alive.
Flowers always make people better, happier, and more helpful; they are sunshine, food and medicine for the soul.
Forests, lakes, and rivers, clouds and winds, stars and flowers, stupendous glaciers and crystal snowflakes - every form of animate or inanimate existence, leaves its impress upon the soul of man.
After women, flowers are the most lovely thing God has given the world.
Hope is the only bee that makes honey without flowers.
We're like a gardener with a hose and our attention is water - we can water flowers or we can water weeds.