Perfume Sayings and Quotes

Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old perfume quotes, perfume sayings, and perfume proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources.

Sweeter than the perfume of roses is a reputation for a kind, charitable, unselfish nature; a ready disposition to do to others any good turn in your power. Orison Swett Marden
Perfume is a form of writing, an ink, a choice made in the first person, the dot on the i, a weapon, a courteous gesture, part of the instant, a consequence. Serge Lutens
Perfume opens endless horizons. It appeals both to the senses and to the imagination. Like an enchantment, it works on an instinctive level and at the same time is extremely subtle. Nino Cerruti
Scents bring memories, and many memories bring nostalgic pleasure. We would be wise to plan for this when we plant a garden. Thalassa Cruso
As perfume doth remain In the folds where it hath lain, So the thought of you, remaining Deeply folded in my brain, Will not leave me: all things leave me: You remain. Arthur Symons
Perfume: any smell that is used to drown a worse one. Elbert Hubbard
A perfume is like a piece of clothing, a message, a way of presenting oneself a costume that differs according to the woman who wears it. Paloma Picasso
The beauty of fragrance is that it speaks to your heart and hopefully someone else’s Elizabeth Taylor
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
Beauty is an exquisite flower, and its perfume is virtue. Giovanni Ruffini
What do I wear to bed? Why, Chanel No. 5 of course. Marilyn Monroe
Childhood smells of perfume and brownies. David Leavitt
Pleasure is the flower that passes; remembrance, the lasting perfume. Jean de Boufflers
An idealist is one who, on noticing that a rose smells better than a cabbage, concludes that it makes a better soup. H.L. Mencken
Make me a fragrance that smells like love. Christian Dior
The question that women casually shopping for perfume ask more than any other is this: ‘What scent drives men wild?’ After years of intense research, we know the definitive answer. It is bacon. Now, on to the far more interesting subject of perfume. Tania Sanchez
Happiness is a perfume you cannot pour on others without getting some on yourself. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Two things make the women unforgettable, their tears and their perfume. Sacha Guitry
Look in the perfumes of flowers and of nature for peace of mind and joy of life. Wang Wei
Realize that true happiness lies within you. Waste no time and effort searching for peace and contentment and joy in the world outside. Remember that there is no happiness in having or in getting, but only in giving. Reach out. Share. Smile. Hug. Happiness is a perfume you cannot pour on others without getting a few drops on yourself. Og Mandino
Everyone coming out of a perfume store is smelling the back of their hand. Jonathan Carroll
When I was a boy, I thought scent was contained in dewdrops on flowers and if I got up very early in the morning, I could collect it and make perfume. Oscar de la Renta
Little things seem nothing, but they give peace, like those meadow flowers which individually seem odorless but all together perfume the air. Georges Bernanos
Pleasure is the flower that passes; remembrance, the lasting perfume. Stanislas de Boufflers
This is a great shame, but of course there have to be some things in life that not everybody can have, and great perfume is one of them. Diana Vreeland
To achieve the impossible; it is precisely the unthinkable that must be thought. Tom Robbins
Sweet praise is like perfume. It is fine if you don't swallow it. Dwight D. Eisenhower
Perfumes, colours and sounds echo one another. Charles Baudelaire
Fame is the perfume of heroic deeds. Socrates
Until I was a teenager, I used red pokeberries for lipstick and a burnt matchstick for eyeliner. I used honeysuckle for perfume. Dolly Parton