A morning-glory at my window satisfies me more than the metaphysics of books.
- Walt Whitman
The flower is the poetry of reproduction. It is an example of the eternal seductiveness of life.
- Jean Giraudoux
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
Their lips were four red roses on a stalk.
- William Shakespeare