Rose Tattoos, Jewelry and Quotes

“You are responsible, forever, for what you have tamed. You are responsible for your rose.” ~Antoine de Saint-Exupery

The rose is the most popular flower tattoo in the USA. It symbolizes many things to many people. In this article we will explore many of those meanings and look at many possibilities for your rose tattoo. If you are not ready to make the big commitment of a permanent tattoo, take a look at the temporary tattoos available and the rose jewelry.

In the Victorian era, every flower had a meaning. Roses were no exception. Each color of rose had a meaning, as did each number. When it comes to tattoo design, these colors are apply today.

Solid Colors

Red – True love, passion, and saying “I love you,” romantic love, and respect.

Pink – Grace, elegance, gentleness.

Coral – desire.

Orange – Enthusiasm, excitement, and fascination.

Light Peach – modesty and friendship.

Yellow – Familiar love, friendship, gladness, joy, and devotion.

White – Purity, innocence, spiritual love, youth, and secrecy.

Blue – Fascination, fantasy.

Purple – Enchantment and love at first sight.

Black – Death and darkness, or change.

Combinations:

Red and White – Mercy, unity, and justice.

Red and Yellow – Congratulations

Yellow and Orange – Passionate thoughts.

“Life is a rose; beware of the thorns.”

“The rose speaks of love silently, in a language known only to the heart.”

“Beauty without virtue is like a rose without scent.”

The red rose whispers of passion,
And the white rose breathes of love;
O, the red rose is a falcon,
And the white rose is a dove.
- John Boyle O’Reilly

“A single rose can be my garden...a single friend, my world.” --Leo F. Buscaglia

“A thorn defends the rose, harming only those who would steal the blossom.” --Chinese Proverbs

“Man is harder than iron, stronger than stone and more fragile than a rose.” --Turkish Proverb

“Truths and roses have thorns about them.” --Henry David Thoreau

“You can complain because roses have thorns, or you can rejoice because thorns have roses” --Ziggy

"Gather the rose of love whilst yet is time." --Edmund Spenser

"But he that dares not grasp the thorn, should never crave the rose." --Anne Bronte

"The fragrance always stays in the hand that gives the rose." --George William Curtis

"Can anyone remember love? It's like trying to summon up the smell of roses in a cellar. You might see a rose, but never the perfume." --Arthur Miller

“Love is much like a wild rose, beautiful and calm, but willing to draw blood in its defense.” --Mark Overby

“I once had a rose named after me and I was very flattered. But I was not pleased to read the description in the catalogue: no good in a bed, but fine up against a wall.” --Eleanor Roosevelt

"Beauty is an ecstasy; it is as simple as hunger. There is really nothing to be said about it. It is like the perfume of a rose: you can smell it and that is all."  --W. Somerset Maugham

This has been a Queen of Hearts. production, 2011.

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