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My soul, be satisfied with flowers, with fruit, with weeds even; but gather them in the one garden you may call your own.
Edmond Rostand
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Interpretation

What this quote means

Embrace the simple pleasures of life and cherish what you have.

This quote encourages individuals to find contentment and satisfaction in their own personal experiences and surroundings, no matter how humble they may seem. It emphasizes the importance of appreciating the diversity and beauty of life, whether it be the joys or the shortcomings, and to cultivate one's own path or 'garden' of happiness and fulfillment.

Themes

ContentmentAppreciationLifePersonal GrowthHappiness

In practice

Example use cases

A motivational speaker might use this quote to encourage his audience to appreciate their personal journeys during a seminar.

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ROXANE: Live, for I love you! CYRANO: No, In fairy tales When to the ill-starred Prince the lady says 'I love you!' all his ugliness fades fast-- But I remain the same, up to the last! ROXANE: I have marred your life--I, I! CYRANO: You blessed my life! Never on me had rested woman's love. My mother even could not find me fair: I had no sister; and, when grown a man, I feared the mistress who would mock at me. But I have had your friendship--grace to you A woman's charm has passed across my path.
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A kiss, when all is told, what is it? An oath taken a little closer, a promise more exact. A wish that longs to be confirmed, a rosy circle drawn around the verb 'to love'. A kiss is a secret which takes the lips for the ear, a moment of infinity humming like a bee, a communion tasting of flowers, a way of breathing in a little of the heart and tasting a little of the soul with the edge of the lips!
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And what is a kiss, specifically? A pledge properly sealed, a promise seasoned to taste, a vow stamped with the immediacy of a lip, a rosy circle drawn around the verb 'to love.' A kiss is a message too intimate for the ear, infinity captured in the bee's brief visit to a flower, secular communication with an aftertaste of heaven, the pulse rising from the heart to utter its name on a lover's lip: 'Forever.
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