A morning glory at my window satisfies me more than the metaphysics of books.
- Walt Whitman
Give me odorous at sunrise a garden of beautiful flowers where I can walk undisturbed.
- Walt Whitman
The rose is fairest when 'tis budding new,
And hope is brightest when it dawns from fears.
- Sir Walter Scott
flowers seem intended for the solace of ordinary humanity.
- John Ruskin