I didn't know what narcissism was until I beheld my own narcissus.
- Charles Kuralt
This old world that we're livin' in is might hard to beat.
You get a thorn with every rose But - ain't the roses sweet?
- Frank Stanton
The flowers of late winter and early spring occupy places
in our hearts well out of proportion to their size.- Gertrude S. Wister
flowers are not made by singing "Oh, how beautiful," and sitting in the shade.
- Rudyard Kipling