Get Ready for a Sunny Spring With These Quotes About the Month of May
April showers bring May flowers...and May quotes to inspire you to celebrate the last sunny month of spring! While May is often seen as the 'gateway to summer,' there's so much to appreciate within those 31 days. Take the gorgeous spring blooms that sprout after weeks of downpours and all the May holidays filled with fun in the sun, like Mother's Day and Memorial Day! And while it's important to savor the last moments of spring in May, there's no harm in embracing the first rays of summer sunshine with a refreshing cocktail and a few of your favorite summer activities!
If you're looking to make the most of May with a few words of gratitude and reflection, check out our list of the best May quotes right here! Of course, some of the May quotes on this list double as spring quotes, like this amusing one from Ellen Jackson: "May can be a month of sneezing, itchy eyes, and runny noses." Others celebrate on the eternal quality of the month, like this one from Alice Munro: “The last days of May are among the longest of the year.” Given that May is also the month of many graduations, some of these quotes can even double as graduation Instagram captions! Fitting for the beginning of a new life chapter, this quote from Bishop Emily Brontë reads: “May is the month of expectation, the month of wishes, the month of hope.”
One thing that these May quotes all have in common? An uplifting, optimistic tone that reflects the month's marvelous vibes!
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William Shakespeare
“As full of spirit as the month of May, and as gorgeous as the sun in Midsummer.”
Fennel Hudson
"May, more than any other month of the year, wants us to feel most alive."
Lailah Gifty Akita
“May is a month of rebirth, of renewed vitality and energy.”
John Burroughs
“And all the world is glad with May.”
Emily Brontë
“May is the month of expectation, the month of wishes, the month of hope.”
Jean Hersey
“The month of May is the gateway to summer.”
Lord Edward Thurlow
"May, queen of blossoms, and fulfilling flowers, what pretty music shall we charm the hours?"
Richard L. Ratliff
“May is green and pink and red.”
Edwin Way Teale
“The world’s favorite season is the spring. All things seem possible in May.”
Ellen Jackson
"May can be a month of sneezing, itchy eyes, and runny noses."
Debasish Mridha
“May is the perfect time to take a breath of fresh air and enjoy the beauty of spring.”
Charlotte Smith
"Another May, new buds and flowers shall bring. Ah! Why has happiness no second spring?"
Alice Munro
“The last days of May are among the longest of the year.”
Terri Guillemets
"May is a bridge between winter and summer."
Vera Brittain
"I thought that spring must last forevermore; for I was young and loved, and it was May."
Tam Mossman
“Horticulturally, the month of May is opening night, homecoming, and graduation day all rolled into one.”
Robert Frost
"When the sun is out, and the wind is still, you’re one month on in the middle of May."
Thomas Dekker
"O, the month of May, the merry month of May. So frolic, so gay, and so green, so green, so green!"
Thomas Tusser
"Let all thy joys be as the month of May, and all thy days be as a marriage day."
Ernest Agyemang Yeboah
“A great difference between ‘May’ and ‘Day’ is the ‘M’ and ‘D!’ Be a good managing director of your life each day in May.”
Robert Herrick
“I sing of brooks, of blossoms, birds, and bowers. Of April, May, or June, and July flowers.”
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