"I like to think of thoughts as living blossoms borne by the human tree"

"Trust dies but mistrust blossoms"

"Bee to the blossom, moth to the flame; Each to his passion; what's in a name?"

"In the hopes of reaching the moon men fail to see the flowers that blossom at their feet"

"And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom"

"Life without love is like a tree without blossoms or fruit"

"Unless a tree has borne blossoms in spring, you will vainly look for fruit on it in autumn"

"Any human anywhere will blossom in a hundred unexpected talents and capacities simply by being given the opportunity to do so"

"Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul"

"Lord save us all from a hope tree that has lost the faculty of putting out blossoms"

"Nothing great is created suddenly, any more than a bunch of grapes or a fig. If you tell me that you desire a fig. I answer you that there must be time. Let it first blossom, then bear fruit, then ripen"