If there’s one thing we can all agree on, it’s that plants are pretty amazing. They come in all shapes and sizes, and they have the ability to thrive in some of the harshest conditions. Not to mention, they provide us with oxygen and help purify our air. As if that weren’t enough, plants also have a way of making us feel connected to the natural world. In today’s blog post, we’ll be exploring some of our favorite plant quotes. So sit back, relax, and enjoy!
Plant quotes
1.) “Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant.”
2.) “By plucking her petals, you do not gather the beauty of the flower.”
3.) “The clearest way into the Universe is through a forest wilderness.”
4.) “Like people, plants respond to extra attention.”
5.) “A beautiful plant is like having a friend around the house.”
6.) “The best time to plant a tree was 25 years ago. The second-best time to plant a tree is today.”
7.) “The mighty drought could not decimate our roots hidden under the soil from years of suffering.”
8.) “Plants are more courageous than almost all human beings: an orange tree would rather die than produce lemons, whereas instead of dying the average person would rather be someone they are not.”
9.) “Plant a Seed so your Heart will Grow.”
10.) “When you plant something, you invest in a beautiful future amidst a stressful, chaotic and, at times, downright appalling world.”
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11.) “Flower will not grow, if the stem doesn’t allow.”
12.) “Plants and flowers taught me how to grow, by growing in secret and in silence.”
13.) “Love and work are to people what water and sunshine are to plants.”
14.) “Call a plant beautiful, and it becomes a flower. Call it ugly, and it becomes a weed.”
15.) “I plant vegetables and every time I see a flower I’m like, ‘I’m going to get a vegetable in a few weeks!'”
16.) “Plants do not speak, but their silence is alive with change.”
17.) “We are made for loving. If we don’t love, we will be like plants without water.”
18.) “Plant a garden in which strange plants grow and mysteries bloom.”
19.) “Always do your best. What you plant now, you will harvest later.”
20.) “Plants are solar powered air purifiers whose filter never needs replacing.”
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21.) “Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants.”
22.) “Flower will not grow, if the stem doesn’t allow”
23.) “We are made for loving. If we don’t love, we will be like plants without water.”
24.) “A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in.”
25.) “There is a reason why I have a lot of plants growing inside of my home.”
26.) “Plants do not speak, but their silence is alive with change.”
27.) “Good gardening is very simple, really. You just have to learn to think like a plant.”
28.) “I’m really quite simple. I plant flowers and watch them grow… I stay at home and watch the river flow.”
29.) “No other life is as pure as the plants. It is no wonder we cannot understand them.”
30.) “A dried plant is nothing but a sign to plant a new one”
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31.) “Love and work are to people what water and sunshine are to plants.”
32.) “Plants give us oxygen for the lungs and for the soul.”
33.) “A plant is the most cliche thing, but a little bit of green has a great effect on happiness. Being at a cubicle all day is not pleasing, but a little life on your desk can give you a little life, too.”
34.) “It’s exciting to see things coming up again, plants that you’ve had twenty or thirty years. It’s like seeing an old friend.”
35.) “There’s something satisfying about getting your hands in the soil.”
36.) “When the world wearies and society fails to satisfy, there is always the garden.”
37.) “Like a plant that starts up in showers and sunshine and does not know which has best helped it to grow, it is difficult to say whether the hard things or the pleasant things did me the most good.”
38.) “Even in this high-tech age, the low-tech plant continues to be the key to nutrition and health.”
39.) “Plants don’t have a brain because they are not going anywhere.”
40.) “Trees and plants always look like the people they live with, somehow.”
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41.) “A man doesn’t plant a tree for himself. He plants it for posterity.”
42.) “It’s exciting to see things coming up again, plants that you’ve had twenty or thirty years. It’s like seeing an old friend.”
43.) “In some Native languages the term for plants translates to ‘those who take care of us.’”
44.) “Bring outdoor life into the home.”
45.) “All life on earth emanates from the green of the plant.”
46.) “Dandelions are the genies of the plant world.”
47.) “If you think in terms of a year, plant a seed; if in terms of ten years, plant trees; if in terms of 100 years, teach the people.”
48.) “The clearest way into the Universe is through a forest wilderness.”
49.) “I have met some of the people that run USA nuclear power plants and I found them to be shady!”
50.) “People are like plants: They grow; they change every day.”
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51.) “In some Native languages the term for plants translates to “those who take care of us.”
52.) “My fake plants died because I did not pretend to water them.”
53.) “Working with plants will teach you all other social commitments in a soothing way…”
54.) “Plants grow weak without wind.”
55.) “Every breath is a giveaway dance between you and the plants.”
56.) “I’m like a plant, I reach for the sun.”
57.) “You can plant a dream.”
58.) “Flowers always make people better, happier, and more helpful; they are sunshine, food and medicine for the soul.”
59.) “Plants adapt to lean on each other.”
60.) “Plants do not speak, but their silence is alive with change.”
Final thoughts
Plant quotes are a great way to bring inspiration and happiness into your life. They can remind you to take a step back and enjoy the little things, or encourage you to fight for what you believe in. No matter what your day-to-day may be like, plant quotes can help you find peace and perspective. We hope that these quotes have inspired you as much as they’ve inspired us, and we encourage you to keep looking for new ones to add to your collection. What is your favorite plant quote?