Spring is my favourite season by far. It feels like a literal and figurative breath of fresh air, and I can feel myself coming to life again after a long, dark, and cold winter.
But once we start seeing those first few signs of spring emerging, like lighter evenings, birds chirping, and daffodils sprouting, I can hardly wait!
My impatience makes those last few weeks of winter drag on the longest, and I need any help I can get to stay positive and focused on what’s to come, rather than on those lingering elements of winter that I am just so over already.
As always, reading quotes is one of my favourite ways to stay inspired and spark joy, so I’ve been compiling some of my favourite spring quotes to see me into this season.
There’s many in this post so I’ve organised them into subheadings to help you find your favourite. I hope that you come away from reading these spring quotes feeling inspired and excited about everything this season has to offer!
63 beautiful spring quotes to enter the season
Winter to spring quotes
These quotes are perfect for getting through those last few weeks of winter and holding onto the hope of spring. If winter has you in a bit of a rut, save some of these spring quotes to keep you going!
- “The flowers of late winter and early spring occupy places in our hearts well out of proportion to their size.” — Gertrude S. Wister
- “The promise of spring’s arrival is enough to get anyone through the bitter winter!” — Jen Selinsky
- “If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant.” — Anne Bradstreet
- “It was one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold: when it is summer in the light, and winter in the shade.” — Charles Dickens
- “Spring will come and so will happiness. Hold on. Life will get warmer” — Anita Krizzan
- “May the flowers remind us why the rain was so necessary” — Xan Oku
- “The sun was warm but the wind was chill. You know how it is with an April day.” — Robert Frost
- “I glanced out the window at the signs of spring. The sky was almost blue, the trees were almost budding, the sun was almost bright.” — Millard Kaufman
- “’Is the spring coming?,’ he said. ‘What is it like?’…’It is the sun shining on the rain and the rain falling on the sunshine…’” — Frances Hodgson Burnett, The Secret Garden
- “There is something infinitely healing in the repeated refrains of nature – the assurance that dawn comes after night, and spring after winter.” — Rachel Carson
- “Spring has a way of bringing everything back to life, even a broken heart.” — Willie Nelson
- “The beautiful spring came; and when Nature resumes her loveliness, the human soul is apt to revive also.” — Harriet Ann Jacobs
- “Spring is far more than just a changing of seasons; it’s a rebirth of the spirit.” — Toni Sorenson
- “Springtime is the land awakening. The March winds are the morning yawn.” — Lewis Grizzard
- “Because the birdsong might be pretty, but it’s not for you they sing. And if you think my winter is too cold, you don’t deserve my spring.” — Erin Hanson
- “With the coming of spring, I am calm again.” — Gustav Mahler
- “The deep roots never doubt spring will come.” — Marty Rubin
- “Where flowers bloom so does hope.” — Lady Bird Johnson
- “To be interested in the changing seasons is a happier state of mind than to be hopelessly in love with spring.” — George Santayana
- “The tiny seed knew that in order to grow, it needed to be dropped in dirt, covered in darkness, and struggle to reach the light.” — Sandra Kring
- “If winter comes, can spring be far behind?” — Percy Bysshe Shelley
- “I had always planned to make a large painting of the early spring, when the first leaves are at the bottom of the trees, and they seem to float in space in a wonderful way. But the arrival of spring can’t be done in one picture.” — David Hockney
- “When spring came, even the false spring, there were no problems except where to be happiest.” — Ernest Hemingway
Happy spring quotes
To me, these quotes perfectly capture the joy of spring and make me feel warm and fuzzy inside!
- “Spring is nature’s way of saying, ‘Let’s party!’” — Robin Williams
- “Spring’s greatest joy beyond a doubt is when it brings the children out.” — Edgar Guest
- “Despite the forecast, live like it’s spring!” — Lilly Pulitzer
- “Here comes the sun, and I say, ‘It’s all right.’” — The Beatles
- “In the springtime, the heart regrows hope.” — Angie Weiland-Crosby
- “Some old-fashioned things like fresh air and sunshine are hard to beat” — Laura Ingalls Wilder
- “That is one good thing about this world … there are always sure to be more springs.” — Lucy Maude Montgomery
- “Happiness? The color of it must be spring green.” — Frances Mayes
- “The world’s favorite season is the spring. All things seem possible in May.” — Edwin Way Teale
- “Nothing ever seems impossible in spring, you know.” — L.M. Montgomery
- “Science has never drummed up quite as effective a tranquilizing agent as a sunny spring day.” — W. Earl Hall
- “My favorite weather is bird chirping weather.” — Terri Gullemets
- “Can words describe the fragrance of the very breath of spring?” — Neltje Blanchan
- “Spring: the music of open windows.” — Terri Guillemets
- “Come the spring with all its splendour, all its birds, and all its blossoms!” — Christina Rossetti
- “The first blooms of spring always make my heart sing.” — S. Brown
- “Blossom by blossom the spring begins.” — Algernon Charles Swinburn
- “If you’ve never been thrilled to the very edges of your soul by a flower in spring bloom, maybe your soul has never been in bloom.” — Audra Foveo
- “Spring won’t let me stay in this house any longer! I must get out and breathe the air deeply again.” — Gustav Mahler
- “A little flower that blooms in May. A lovely sunset at the end of a day. Someone helping a stranger along the way. That’s heaven to me.” — Sam Cooke
Short inspirational spring quotes
These short spring quotes manage to inspire in so few words. Try putting one of them as your background to stay inspired when you need it most!
- “Spring is when life’s alive in everything.” — Christina Rossetti
- “An optimist is the human personification of spring.” — Susan J. Bissonette
- “Spring is the time of plans and projects.” — Leo Tolstoy
- “Can words describe the fragrance of the very breath of spring?” — Neltje Blanchan
- “No winter lasts forever; no spring skips its turn.” — Hal Borland
- “When one flower blooms, spring awakens everywhere.” — John O’Donohue
- “Spring: a lovely reminder of how beautiful change can truly be.” —Unknown
- “There are always flowers for those who want to see them” — Henri Matisse
- “One day you will look back and see that all along you were blooming” — Morgan Harper Nichols
- “Weeds are flowers too, once you get to know them” — A.A. Milne
- “To plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow” — Audrey Hepburn
- “And in the spring I shed my skin, and it blows away with the changing winds.” — Florence + The Machine
- “Never yet was a springtime, when the buds forgot to bloom.” — Margaret Elizabeth Sangster
- “You can cut all the flowers, but you cannot keep Spring from coming.” — Pablo Neruda
- “A life without love is like a year without spring.” — Octavian Paler
- “The day the Lord created hope was probably the same day he created spring.” — Bernard Williams
- “Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished.” – Lao Tzu
- “Spring adds new life and new beauty to all that is.” — Jessica Harrelson
- “I enjoy the spring more than the autumn now. One does, I think, as one gets older.” — Virginia Woolf
- “Spring flowers are nature’s most fragrant charms.” — Angie Weiland-Crosby
And there you have it – those are my favourite quotes about spring that are keeping me going right now!
I hope you found a quote in this list that inspired you. Which one is your favourite?
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Esther is the founder of Through the Phases, an online space dedicated to balancing personal development and self-care. From her experience living with chronic symptoms, she believes that rest is essential for a sustainable and fulfilling life. She has a degree in Psychology, is yoga teacher trained (200hr), and is currently pursuing a Neuroscience MSc to further study the mind-body connection. Read more about her story here.