I went down a brief rabbit hole and maybe I missed something, but the only adjacent quote I can find from Henri Matisse is from his 1947 art book Jazz:
Heureux ceux qui chantent de tout leur cœur, dans la droiture de leur cœur. Trouver la joie dans le ciel, dans les arbres, dans les fleurs. Il y a des fleurs partout pour qui veut bien les voir.
Happy are those who sing with all their heart, from the bottoms of their hearts. To find joy in the sky, the trees, the flowers. There are always flowers for those who want to see them.
So it looks like Jordan's tweet is derived from Matisse, but not a direct quote
Yes, I believe Matisse used flowers and Peterson said cathedrals.
We can't know he was quoting Matisse but, considering it's a very similar concept, it's highly likely it was heavily inspired by his words. My own belief is that Peterson half remembered the quote and wrote flowers and then said, "Hmm, too girly. Better make it CATHEDRALS!!!!"
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