Gather Ye Rosebuds

Famous quotes containing the words gather ye rosebuds, gather and/or rosebuds:

    “Gather ye rosebuds while ye may:
    Old Time is still a-flying;
    And this same flower that smiles today,
    Tomorrow will be dying.”
    —Robert Herrick (1591–1674)

    “Humility like darkness reveals the heavenly lights. The shadows of poverty and meanness gather around us, “and lo! creation widens to our view.””
    —Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)

    “Gather ye rosebuds while ye may:
    Old Time is still a-flying;
    And this same flower that smiles today,
    Tomorrow will be dying.”
    —Robert Herrick (1591–1674)