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“I've never been the wilting flower. I've never been the girl who's subservient to a man.”

Men Girl Flower Subservient Wilting

Author:Leven Rambin

“The flowers left thick at nightfall in the wood This Eastertide call into mind the men, Now far from home, who, with their sweethearts, should Have gathered them and will do never again.”

Men Should Mind Home Left He Man Flower Should Have Woods Thick Easter Sweetheart Nightfall

Book:Poems of Edward Thomas

Source: Poems of Edward Thomas

“An enemy is like a man's most prized flower. It brings him joy to see it buried in the ground.”

Men Joy Enemy Flower Buried

Author:David Gemmell

“place where man laughs, sings, picks flowers, chases butterflies and pets birds, makes love with maidens, and plays with children. Here he spontaneously reveals his nature, the base as well as the noble. Here also he buries his sorrows and difficulties and cherishes his ideals and hopes. It is in the garden that men discover themselves. Indeed one discovers not only his real self but also his ideal self?he returns to his youth. Inevitably the garden is made the scene of man's merriment, escapades, romantic abandonment, spiritual awakening or the perfection of his finer self.”

“Man, do you think yours is the only soul? Look around you. Everything that you see quivers with being. Though your thoughts are free, one thing you do not think about: the whole. Beasts have a mind; respect it. Flowers too- look at one. Nature brought forth each petal. There is a mystery that sleeps in metal. Everything feels, and has power over you.”

Thinking Men Feels Mind Looks Soul Whole Sleep One Thing Mystery Flower Environmental Beast Over You Metals Petals Quiver

Author:Gerard De Nerval

“If the man who paints only the tree, or flower, or other surface he sees before him were an artist, the king of artists would be the photographer. It is for the artist to do something beyond this.”

Ifs Men Would Be Artist Tree He Man Flower Kings Photography Paint Photographer Surface

Book:The Gentle Art of Making Enemies

Source: The Gentle Art of Making Enemies

“The masterpiece should appear as the flower to the painter - perfect in its bud as in its bloom - with no reason to explain its presence - no mission to fulfill - a joy to the artist, a delusion to the philanthropist - a puzzle to the botanist - an accident of sentiment and alliteration to the literary man.”

Men Should Reason Joy Artist Perfect Flower Masters Missions Accidents Painter Delusion No Reason Sentiments Puzzles Masterpiece Bud Philanthropist Alliteration

Book:The Gentle Art of Making Enemies

Source: The Gentle Art of Making Enemies

“We lean on Faith; and some less wise have cried, "Behold the butterfly, the see that's cast!" Vain hopes that fall like flowers before the blast! What man can look on Death unterrified?”

Men Looks Faith Fall Wise Flower Casts Vain Butterfly Cried Blast

Author:Richard Watson Gilder

“Everywhere the flower of obedience is intelligence. Obey a man with cordial loyalty and you will understand him.”

Men Flower Loyalty Obedience

Book:The Consolations of God: Great Sermons of Phillips Brooks

Source: The Consolations of God: Great Sermons of Phillips Brooks

“The man to solitude accustom'd long, Perceives in everything that lives a tongue; Not animals alone, but shrubs and trees Have speech for him, and understood with ease, After long drought when rains abundant fall, He hears the herbs and flowers rejoicing all.”

Men Long Fall Animal Tree He Man Flower Solitude Speech Understood Rain Tongue Ease Perceive Rejoice Herbs Drought Shrubs

Book:The poetical works of William Cowper: Complete ed., with memoir, explanatory notes etc

Source: The poetical works of William Cowper: Complete ed., with memoir, explanatory notes etc