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A rose by any other name would smell as sweet" is a popular adage from William Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet, in which Juliet seems to argue that it does not matter that Romeo is from her family's rival house of Montague. The reference is used to state that the names of things do not affect what they really are.
In this view, when Juliet says "...that which we call a rose, by any other name would smell as sweet", [101] she may be raising the question of whether there is any difference between the beauty of a man and the beauty of a woman.
A Rose by Any Other Name may refer to: "A rose by any other name would smell as sweet", a quotation from the play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare; A Rose by Any Other Name, an album by the country music artist Ronnie Milsap; A Rose, By Any Other Name, a music project of Josh Scogin; Rose by Any Other Name..., a modern romantic comedy film
From "What's in a name? That which we call a rose / By any other word would smell as sweet" (II.ii): See What's in a Name? (disambiguation) "By Any Other Name", 1968 Star Trek episode; A Rose by Any Other Name, 1975 album by Ronnie Milsap; Inconstant Moon by Larry Niven (II.ii) Too Like the Lightning by Ada Palmer (II.ii) "Such Sweet Sorrow ...
"A rose is a rose is a rose" and its variants have been contrasted with Shakespeare's "A rose by any other name would smell as sweet." [3] The sentence was heavily promoted by Stein's life partner Alice B. Toklas; for example, she sold plates with the sentence going all the way around.
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The sweet, slightly tart scent of citrus brings to mind breezy summer days, making it ideal for warm-weather wear. That said, all citrus colognes are not created equal.
We all know that roses are red and violets are blue…but actually, roses can also be blue, pink, orange, or even black. And that’s just the beginning.