Roses are an enduring symbol of love. No wonder the flower has inspired tons of profound romantic quotes.
But rose flowers not only symbolize the deep connection between romantic partners. They also represent life, friendship, beauty, and vitality. And there’s a color assigned to each quality. For instance, red stands for love while yellow represents friendship and beauty. White is usually regarded as a gesture of truce between enemies whereas pink resonates with joy and gratitude.
Best Quotes About Roses
If you’re looking for a perfect rose quote that speaks to any of the above qualities, you’ve come to the right place. Below is a collection of 75 amazing rose quotes to dedicate to your near and dear ones.
1. A bit of fragrance always clings to the hand that gives you roses ~ Chinese Proverb
2. A life filled with love, must have some thorns, but a life empty of love will have no roses ~ Anonymous
3. A rose does not answer its enemies with words, but with beauty ~ Matshona Dhliwayo
4. A rose does not lose sleep because it was mocked by weeds ~ Matshona Dhliwayo
5. A rose dreams of enjoying the company of bees, but none appears. The sun asks: ‘Aren’t you tired of waiting?’ ‘Yes,’ answers the rose, ‘but if I close my petals, I will wither and die ~ Paulo Coelho
6. A rose in a desert can only survive on its strength, not its beauty ~ Matshona Dhliwayo
7. A rose that grows without a thorn is robbed of its beauty ~ Matshona Dhliwayo
8. A rose, no matter how beautiful, still has to contend with thorns ~ Matshona Dhliwayo
9. A rose’s rarest essence lives in the thorn ~ Rumi
10. A single rose can be my garden… a single friend, my world ~ Leo Buscaglia
11. A single rose can brighten up the whole garden ~ Anonymous
12. A thorn defends the rose, harming only those who would steal the blossom ~ Chinese Proverb
13. A woman is like a rose…If you take good care of her, you will see love blossom ~ Anonymous
14. A work of art is like a rose. A rose is not beautiful because it is like something else. Neither is a work of art. Roses and works of art are beautiful in themselves ~ Clive Bell
15. As delicate as flower, as tender as rose petals, choosing to be tender and kind in a harsh environment is not weakness, it’s courage ~ Luffina Lourduraj
16. As you walk down the fairway of life you must smell the roses, for you only get to play one round ~ Ben Hogan
17. Beauty is an ecstasy; it is as simple as hunger. There is really nothing to be said about it. It is like the perfume of a rose: you can smell it and that is all ~ W. Somerset Maugham
18. Beauty without virtue is like a rose without scent ~ Anonymous
19. But he who dares not grasp the thorn, should never crave the rose ~ Anne Bronte
20. Count the roses, not the thorns ~ Matshona Dhliwayo
21. Dear Superwoman, remember that a rose does not stop looking beautiful, because of the thorns around it. So, never allow weaknesses to stop you from admiring your own strengths ~ Gift Gugu Mona
22. Did you hear about the rose that grew from a crack in the concrete? Long live the rose that grew from concrete when no one else even cared ~ Tupac Shakur
23. Do not watch the petals fall from the rose with sadness, know that, like life, things sometimes must fade, before they can bloom again ~ Anonymous
24. For the rose, though its petals be torn asunder, still smiles on, and it is never cast down ~ Rumi
25. Forgiveness is the scent that the rose leaves on the heel that crushes it ~ Anonymous
26. I’d rather have roses on my table than diamonds on my neck ~ Emma Goldman
27. If a rose is full of thorns, it does not mean it’s not full of beauty ~ Matshona Dhliwayo
28. If roses tried to be sunflowers, they would lose their beauty; and if sunflowers tried to be roses, they would lose their strength ~ Matshona Dhliwayo
29. If roses were not special, weeds would not envy them ~ Matshona Dhliwayo
30. If you enjoy the fragrance of a rose, you must accept the thorns which it bears ~ Isaac Hayes
31. In a world full of roses, stand out like a dandelion in the middle of a green, plush lawn! ~ June Stoyer
32. It is only goodness which gives extras, and so I say again that we have much to hope from the flowers ~ – Arthur Conan Doyle
33. It will never rain roses: when we want to have more roses we must plant more trees ~ George Eliot
34. It’s the time you spent on your rose that makes her so important ~ Antoine De Saint Exupéry.
35. Just like the rose holds her beauty among the thorns- we can gather our strength from the most unlikely places ~ Christine Evangelou
36. Just remember, during the winter, far beneath the bitter snow, that there’s a seed that with the sun’s love in the spring becomes a rose ~ Bette Midler
37. Life is full of paradoxes, as roses are of thorn ~ Fernando Pessoa
38. Life is like a rose garden – watch for the thorns and keep the pest dust handy ~ Anonymous
39. Love and a red rose can’t be hid ~ Thomas Holcroft
40. Love is a rose, but you’d better not pick it, only grows when it’s on the vine. Handful of thorns and you know you’ve missed it. Lose your love when you say the word mine ~ Linda Ronstadt
41. Love is like a rose. When pressed between two lifetimes, it will last forever ~ Anonymous
42. Love is much like a wild rose, beautiful and calm, but willing to draw blood in its defense ~ Mark Overby
43. My life is part humor, part roses, part thorns ~ – Bret Michaels
44. Real beauty is in the fragility of your petals. A rose that never wilts isn’t a rose at all ~ Crystal Woods
45. Roses are red, violets are blue, but I wouldn’t know since I don’t get them from you ~ Anonymous
46. Roses do not bloom hurriedly; for beauty, like any masterpiece, takes time to blossom ~ Matshona Dhliwayo
47. Smell the roses. Smell the coffee. Whatever it is that makes you happy ~ Rita Moreno
48. Some people grumble that roses have thorns; I am grateful that thorns have roses ~ Alphonse Karr
49. Take time to smell the roses. Appreciating the little things in life really can make all the difference ~ Andy Puddicombe
50. The first man to compare the cheeks of a young woman to a rose was obviously a poet; the first to repeat it was possibly an idiot ~ Salvador Dalí
51. The gentle rose offers a powerful joy known only to the heart ~ ― Andrew Pacholyk
52. The more you love roses the more you must bear with thorns ~ Matshona Dhliwayo
53. The optimist sees the rose and not its thorns; the pessimist stares at the thorns, oblivious to the rose ~ Kahlil Gibran
54. The rose does not have a why; it blossoms without reason, forgetful of self and oblivious to our vision ~ Angelus Silesius
55. The rose is a rose from the time it is a seed to the time it dies. Within it, at all times, it contains its whole potential. It seems to be constantly in the process of change: Yet at each state, at each moment, it is perfectly all right as it is ~ Paulo Coelho
56. The rose is fairest when it is budding new, and hope is brightest when it dawns from fears ~ Sir Walter Scott
57. The rose that lives its little hour is prized beyond the sculpted flower ~ William C Bryant
58. The sharp thorn often produces delicate roses ~ Ovid
59. The world is a rose, smell it, and pass it to your friends ~ Persian Proverb
60. The world is a rose; smell it and pass it to your friends ~ Anonymous
61. There is simply the rose; it is perfect in every moment of its existence ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
62. There may be many flowers in one’s life…but only one rose ~ Anonymous
63. They are not long, the days of wine and roses ~ Ernest Dowson
64. Thorns and roses grow on the same tree ~ Turkish Proverb
65. Those who don’t pick roses in summer won’t pick them in winter either ~ German Proverb
66. True friendship is like a rose, we don’t realize its beauty until it fades ~ Anonymous
67. True love is like little roses; sweet, fragrant in small doses ~ Ana Claudia Antunes.
68. Truths and roses have thorns about them ~ Henry David Thoreau
69. We are all dreaming of some magical rose garden over the horizon instead of enjoying the roses blooming outside our windows today ~ Dale Carnegie
70. We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses ~ Abraham Lincoln
71. What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet ~ William Shakespeare
72. When life throws thorns, hunt for roses ~ Anonymous
73. When love came first to earth, the spring spread rose-beds to receive him ~ Thomas Campbell
74. When the devil offers you a rose, its petals are laced with poison ~ Matshona Dhliwayo
75. You may break, you may shatter the vase, if you will, but the scent of the roses will hang round it still ~ Thomas Moore
Final Word
We hope you could find a perfect quote from the above collection to dedicate to those who matter the most in your life.
Better yet, feel free to share these quotes on your social media handles and spread positive vibes far beyond your real-life circles.