"What's in a name? that which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet;"
-- these commonly quoted words are part of a dialogue in William Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet. They were not specifically written about the beauty of the rose itself, rather Juliet argues that the names of things do not matter, only what things that "are", such as her love for Romeo. But the words "a rose by any other name would smell as sweet" remain a timeless tribute to the rose.