The violet flower is a pledge of faithfulness.

In his sonnets, Shakespeare used the violet as a symbol of humility and constancy in love.

As if shy, these rich dark flowers withdraw their color to the shadowy glade. "How they would lose their beauty, " wrote Keats, "were they to throng into the highway crying out, 'Admire me-I am a violet."

A dream of violet flowers was said to foretell an advancement in life.