“A garden to walk in and immensity to dream in--what more could he ask? A few flowers at his feet and above him the stars.” ~Victor Hugo, Les Misérables

Well....

Flowers.

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

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