Spring Quotations
Inspirational Quotes About the Spring
The smells, sights, sounds, touch and taste of spring and the rebirth of nature after winter has been the inspiration for poets, artists and writers for centuries. In cards, letters and communications this spring, there is nothing like adding the quote of an expert to get the message across.
The Season of Spring in Quotations
Quotes inspired by the season:
"No matter how long the winter, spring is sure to follow." - Proverb from Guinea
"If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant; if we did not sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome." - Anne Bradstreet
"Spring passes and one remembers one's innocence. Summer passes and one remembers one's exuberance. Autumn passes and one remembers one's reverence. Winter passes and one remembers one's perseverance."- Yoko Ono
"Spring beckons! All things to the call respond; the trees are leaving and cashiers abscond." - Ambrose Bierce
"Autumn arrives in early morning, but spring at the close of a winter day." - Elizabeth Bowen
"If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant; if we did not sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome." - Anne Bradstreet
"No winter lasts forever; no spring skips its turn. " - Hal Borland
Quotations of Writers and Poets about the Spring What do writers say about the spring?
"In seed time learn, in harvest teach, in winter enjoy." - William Blake
"In the spring, at the end of the day, you should smell like dirt." - Margaret Atwood
"Earth's saddest day and gladdest day were just three days apart!" - Susan Coolidge
"To be interested in the changing seasons is a happier state of mind than to be hopelessly in love with spring". - George Santayana
"No winter lasts forever; no spring skips its turn." Hal Borland
"And you would accept the seasons of your heart just as you have always accepted that seasons pass over your feields and you would watch with serenity through the winters of your grief." - Kahlil Gibran
Easter Symbols and Quotations
One of the most popular Easter symbols is the lamb; other symbols include Easter egg, Easter Bunny and hot cross buns. Quotations about Easter:
"Easter is the demonstration of God that life is essentially spiritual and timeless." - Charles M. Crowe
"On Easter Day the veil between time and eternity thins to gossamer." - Douglas Horton
"The story of Easter is the story of God's wonderful window of divine surprise." - Carl Knudsen
"Easter is not a passport to another world; it is a quality of perception for this one." - W. P. Lemon
"When the stars threw down their spears, and watered heaven with their tears, did he smile his work to see? Did he who made the Lamb make thee?" - William Blake
"The resurrection gives my life meaning and direction and the opportunity to start over no matter what my circumstances." - Robert Flatt
"Easter spells out beauty, the rare beauty of new life." - S.D. Gordon
Spring and New Beginnings
Spring begins around April 21st when the sun enters Aries, the first sign of the zodiac, representing new beginnings. Quotations inspired by the newness and freshness of the season:
"For I remember it is Easter morn, and life and love and peace are all new born." - Alice Freeman Palmer
"An optimist is the human personification of spring." - Susan J. Bissonette
"Can words describe the fragrance of the very breath of spring? " - Neltje Blanchan
As with the seasonal cycles, the onset of spring seems to propel everyone into a new personal season of development. When it's hard to find the right words,
Sources: Knowles, E. The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations. OUP Oxford 2004 Andrews, R. The New Penguin Dictionary of Quotations. Penguin 2006
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