| Robert Christy, comp. Proverbs, Maxims and Phrases of All Ages. 1887. | | | | Flower |
| | | All flowers are not for nosegays. | 1 |
| All flowers are not in one garland. | 2 |
| As welcome as flowers in May. | 3 |
| Every flower has its perfume. Turkish. | 4 |
| Fair flowers do not remain long by the wayside. German. | 5 |
| Flowers are the pledges of fruit. Danish. | 6 |
| Flowers are the poetry of earth, as stars are the poetry of heaven. | 7 |
Full many a flower is born to blush unseen
And waste its sweetness on the desert air. Gray. | 8 |
| It is a bad soil where no flowers will grow. | 9 |
| It is not every flower that smells sweet. Italian. | 10 |
| Nobody is fond of fading flowers. | 11 |
| Not all flowers are fit for nosegays. German. | 12 |
| One flower does not make a summer. Turkish. | 13 |
| One flower makes no garland. | 14 |
| Painted flowers have no scent. French, Dutch. | 15 |
’Tis my faith that every flower
Enjoys the air it breathes. Wordsworth. | 16 | | |
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