Violet Sayings and Quotes

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

Again the violet of our early days Drinks beauteous azure from the golden sun, And kindles into fragrance at his blaze. Ebenezer Elliott
When the time is ripe for certain things, these things appear in different places in the manner of violets coming to light in the early spring. Farkas Bolyai
The humble soul is like the violet, which grows low, hangs the head downward, and hides itself with its own leaves. Frederika Bremer
A belief in violets isn't necessary for violets to exist. Marty Rubin
A violet by a mossy stone Half hidden from the eye; Fair as a star, when only one Is shining in the sky. William Wordsworth
For a moment he could have sworn he smelled violets, which was very peculiar, since he had no idea what violets smelled like, except somehow he knew they smelled just like Lady Emma. Susan Elizabeth Phillips
The violets were past their prime, Yet their departing breath Was sweeter, in the blast of death, Than all the lavish fragrance of the time. James Montgomery Boice
Stars will blossom in the darkness, Violets bloom beneath the snow. Julia C.R. Dorr
Big doesn't necessarily mean better. Sunflowers aren't better than violets. Edna Ferber
Violets have a relaxing and calming effect on the nervous system and a tea made of violet leaves and flowers will expel mucous from the nose, chest and lungs, clear mouth and throat infections, open blocked sinuses and will alleviate whooping cough and postnasal drip. Margaret Joan Roberts