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Sunflower Quotes:
Meaning of the Sunflower
The sunflower has two meanings. It can mean pride and ingratitude, but on the other hand, it can mean happiness, fun, and warmth. Overall, however, it has a very positive, happy meaning.
Interesting Facts About Sunflowers
- The sunflower comes from North America. For centuries, the Indians grew sunflower as food. It came to Europe at the beginning of the 16th century.
- Sunflower is also known in cosmetics. It is enough to mix a few drops of it with essential oil and pour it into the bathtub with water. It will smell all over the bathroom, and the skin will be moisturized and nourished.
- There is cellulose in the stems and paper is made from cellulose.
- One inflorescence contains from 100 to 8,000 seeds.
- Sunflowers are honey plants. Up to 50 kilograms of honey can be harvested from one hectare.
“Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see the shadow. It’s what sunflowers do.”
Helen Keller
“Smile to the world and smile to the people you love, as a sunflower smiles at the sun.”
Remez Sasson
Every friend is to the other a sun, and a sunflower also. He attracts and follows.
Jean Paul Richter
Turn your face to the sun and the shadows follow behind you.
A Maori Proverb
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True friends are like bright sunflowers that never fade away, even over distance and time.
Marie Williams Johnstone
Flowers have an expression of countenance as much as men and animals. Some seem to smile; some have a sad expression; some are pensive and diffident; others again are plain, honest, and upright, like the broad-faced sunflower and the hollyhock.
Henry Ward Beecher
Every friend is to the other a sun, and a sunflower also. He attracts and follows.
Jean Paul Richter
A flower needs sunlight to grow and develop. Learning is like sunshine to us, helping us grow and develop.
Catherine Pulsifer
If I were a flower…I would be a sunflower. To always follow the sun, turn my back to darkness, stand proud, tall and straight even with my head full of seeds.
Pam Stewart
Look at the sunny side of everything.
If you can’t find the sunshine be the SUNSHINE
Unknown
Your life is your garden your thoughts are the seeds. If your life isn’t awesome, you’ve been watering the weeds.
Unknown
Wherever you go, no matter what the weather, always bring your own sunshine
Anthony D’Angelo
Never look directly at the sun. Instead, look at the sunflower.
Vera Nazarian
Does she realize she looks like a sunflower, ready to rain sunlight on all who look down upon her?
Simone Elkeles
The morning glories and the sunflowers turn naturally toward the light, but we have to be taught, it seems.
Richard Rohr
Bring me then the plant that points to those bright Lucidites swirling up from the earth, And life itself exhaling that central breath! Bring me the sunflower crazed with the love of light.
Eugenio Montale
