Celebrate April's Arrival With These Inspirational Words
March’s fluctuating weather is finally giving way to April, notorious for its showers, Easter and unfortunately, tax day. The arrival of warm weather and the beginning of a new season has made the month a much-beloved subject for authors and poets throughout history. Ring in the first full month of spring with these inspirational sayings about the spirit of April compiled from Goodreads and the New York Public Library.
“April hath put a spirit of youth in everything.” William Shakespeare
“April prepares her green traffic light and the world thinks, ‘Go.’” Christopher Morley
“Can words describe the fragrance of the very breath of spring?” Neltje Blanchan
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“The sun was warm but the wind was chill/You know how it is with an April day/When the sun is out and the wind is still/You’re one month on in the middle of May.” Robert Frost
“The day the Lord created hope was probably the same day he created spring.” Bernard Williams
“The April winds are magical/And thrill our tuneful frames;/The garden-walks are passional/To bachelors and dames.” Ralph Waldo Emerson
“April comes like an idiot, babbling and strewing flowers.” Edna St. Vincent Millay
A child plays among the daffodils in London, England, Apr. 1, 2015. Photo: Getty Images
“You can cut all the flowers, but you cannot keep Spring from coming.” Pablo Neruda
“Behold, my friends, the spring is home; the earth has gladly received the embraces of the sun, and we shall soon see the results of their love.” Sitting Bull
“Oh the lovely fickleness of an April day!” William Hamilton Gibson
“Every tear is answered by a blossom, every sigh with songs and laughter blent, April-blooms upon the breezes toss them. April knows her own, and is content.” Susan Coolidge
“April is a promise that May is bound to keep.” Hal Borland
“The first day of April is the day we remember what we are the other 364 days of the year.” Mark Twain
“With the coming of spring, I am calm again.” Gustav Mahler
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