Famous Proverbs
80 Proverbs about Flowers / Page 7
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The tulip is, among flowers, what the peacock is among birds. A tulip lacks scent, a peacock has an unpleasant voice. The one takes pride in its garb, the other in its tail.62.
April showers bring forth May flowers.63.
The flowers of others are red.64.
A fruit-bearing tree is known by its flowers.65.
At a distance enjoy the fragrance of flowers.66.
The cherry blossom among flowers, the warrior among men.67.
As to flowers, when half open; as to sake, when a person is half tipsy.68.
There are many colourful flowers on the path of life, but the prettiest have the sharpest thorns.69.
April makes the flowers and the beauty, but May gets all the credit.70.
The haughty broad bean flowers and climbs but produces little fruit.