I'd rather have two good friends, than 500,000 admirers.
E. E. CummingsRead
Tumbling-hair picker of buttercups violets dandelions And the big bullying daisies through the field wonderful with eyes a little sorry Another comes also picking flowers
Interpretation
What this quote means
This quote celebrates the beauty of nature and the simplicity of picking flowers.
E. E. Cummings' quote paints a vivid picture of a person joyfully gathering various wildflowers in a vibrant field, evoking feelings of innocence and wonder. The mention of 'bullying daisies' adds a whimsical touch, suggesting the playful and sometimes overwhelming presence of natureβs beauty and how it can evoke mixed feelings of joy and nostalgia.
Themes
NatureFlowersBeautyInnocenceWonder
In practice
Example use cases
A speaker at a nature conservation event might use this quote to highlight the beauty of wildflowers.
More from E. E. Cummings
All quotes βI'd rather learn from one bird how to sing than to teach ten thousand stars how not to dance.
E. E. CummingsRead
It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are.
E. E. CummingsRead
When god decided to invent everything he took one reath bigger than a circustent and everything began
E. E. CummingsRead
The Artist is no other than he who unlearns what he has learned, in order to know himself.
E. E. CummingsRead
Nobody else can be alive for you; nor can you be alive for anybody else.
E. E. CummingsRead
Similar quotes
January gray is here, like a sexton by her grave; February bears the bier, march with grief doth howl and rave, and April weeps -- but, O ye hours! Follow with May's fairest flowers.
Percy Bysshe ShelleyRead
Nothing is more consonant with Nature than that she puts into operation in the smallest detail that which she intends as a whole.
Johann Wolfgang Von GoetheRead
I love being immersed in nature, going to places in the world that are pristine and untouched by man. It's almost a religious experience when you go to a place like the Amazon, and there's no civilisation for thousands of miles.
Leonardo DicaprioRead
Delicious autumn! My very soul is wedded to it.
George EliotRead
Yes, the natural world is the first and primary Bible. We have not honored it, so how could we, or would we, know how to honor and properly use the second Bible, when it was written.
Richard RohrRead
We think of our land and water and human resources not as static and sterile possessions but as life giving assets to be directed by wise provisions for future days.
Franklin D. RooseveltRead