Happy Thought, Indeed

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Earth laughs in flowers.
~Ralph Waldo Emerson

To be overcome by the fragrance of flowers is a delectable form of defeat.
~Beverly Nichols

'Tis my faith that every flower
Enjoys the air it breathes!
~William Wordsworth

Look at us, said the violets blooming at her feet, all last winter we slept in the seeming death but at the right time God awakened us, and here we are to comfort you.
~Edward Payson Rod

Flowers seem intended for the solace of ordinary humanity.
~John Ruskin

If you've never been thrilled to the very edges of your soul by a flower in spring bloom, maybe your soul has never been in bloom.
~Audra Foveo

The flowers of late winter and early spring occupy places in our hearts well out of proportion to their size.
~Gertrude S. Wister