Day 177 – Simple Charm
“The splendor of the rose and the whiteness of the lily do not rob the little violet of it’s scent nor the daisy of its simple charm. If every tiny flower wanted to be a […]
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“The splendor of the rose and the whiteness of the lily do not rob the little violet of it’s scent nor the daisy of its simple charm. If every tiny flower wanted to be a […]
“Then will I raise aloft the milk-white rose. For whose sweet smell the air shall be perfumed.” ~ William Shakespeare
“Flowers have spoken to me more than I can tell in written words. They are the hieroglyphics of angels, loved by all men for the beauty of their character, though few can decipher even fragments […]
“Wearing the white flower of a blameless life, Before a thousand peering littlenesses, In that fierce light which beats upon a throne, And blackens every blot.” ~ Alfred Lord Tennyson
“It is the color closest to light. In its utmost purity it always implies the nature of brightness and has a cheerful, serene, gently stimulating character. Hence, experience teaches us that yellow makes a thoroughly […]
“Yet, O thou beautiful rose! Queen rose so fair and sweet. What were lover or crown to thee, without the clay at thy feet?” ~ Julia Caroline Dorr
“The white flower of a blameless life.” ~ Alfred Lord Tennyson What is this pretty little thing Mum?
“Every rose that is sweet-scented within, That rose is telling of the secrets of the Universal.” ~ Rumi
“My final, considered judgment is that the hardy bulb [garlic] blesses and ennobles everything it touches – with the possible exception of ice cream and pie.” ~ Angelo Pellegrini
“With many readers, brilliancy of style passes for affluence of thought; they mistake buttercups in the grass for immeasurable gold mines under ground.” ~ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow