45 Warm and Cheerful Spring Quotes to Brighten Your Day

Spring quotes that give you a warm feeling

Every season has its perks: summer vacation, fall foliage, winter holidays. But what about spring? After all the snow melts, the weather warms, and the first day of spring arrives, it’s a relief to see beautiful flowers blooming and birds chirping. After all, this is a season that should be celebrated, and we’ve compiled some of the best spring quotes to put a little extra spring in your step. To get you in the mood even more, check out our favorite spring jokes and uplifting quotes that will help you embrace the change in seasons, and then learn what the spring equinox means for your zodiac sign.

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“Spring won’t let me stay in this house any longer! I must get out and breathe the air deeply again.” —Gustav Mahler, composer. Don’t miss these other relatable quotes from famous people.

“April prepares her green traffic light and the world thinks ‘Go.'” —Christopher Morley, journalist and essayist. This could double as a great nature quote.

“To be interested in the changing seasons is a happier state of mind than to be hopelessly in love with spring.” —George Santayana, philosopher and poet. OK, this one is a bit of a knock against spring (or at least the fixating on it), but it’s still a good message!

“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, painter

“Spring will come and so will happiness. Hold on. Life will get warmer.” —Anita Krizzan, writer. What an awesome patience quote!

“Never yet was a springtime, when the buds forgot to bloom.” —Margaret Elizabeth Sangster, poet 

“If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant.” —Anne Bradstreet, poet. OK, we kind of snuck a winter quote in here.

“Spring makes its own statement, so loud and clear that the gardener seems to be only one of the instruments, not the composer.” —Geoffrey B. Charlesworth, author

“The first real day of spring is like the first time a boy holds your hand. A flood of skin-tingling warmth consumes you, and everything shines with a fresh, colorful glow, making you forget that anything as cold and harsh as winter ever existed.” —Richelle E. Goodrich, author. Aww, how sweet. These love quotes also perfectly encapsulate relationships at every stage.

“Spring drew on…and a greenness grew over those brown beds, which, freshening daily, suggested the thought that hope traversed them at night and left each morning brighter traces of her steps.” —Charlotte Brontë, author. This quote comes from Jane Eyre, one of our favorite classic books.

“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, screenwriter. If you’re biding your time until beach weather, get hyped with these summer quotes.

“I believe in process. I believe in four seasons. I believe that winter’s tough, but spring’s coming. I believe that there’s a growing season. And I think that you realize that in life, you grow. You get better.” —Steve Southerland, politician

“The first day of spring is one thing, and the first spring day is another. The difference between them is sometimes as great as a month.” —Henry van Dyke, author. How very true. Learn more about the spring equinox and why it falls in March.

“Spring’s greatest joy beyond a doubt is when it brings the children out.” —Edgar Guest, poet. This spring quote is adorable—and it rhymes! Here are more of our favorite kids’ quotes.

“Come with me into the woods. Where spring is advancing, as it does, no matter what, not being singular or particular, but one of the forever gifts, and certainly visible.” —Mary Oliver, poet

“Can words describe the fragrance of the very breath of spring?” —Neltje Blanchan, historian and writer

“Spring is when you feel like whistling, even with a shoe full of slush.” —Doug Larson, newspaper columnist

“My favorite weather is bird chirping weather.” —Terri Guillemets, quote anthologist

“The spring wakes us, nurtures us, and revitalizes us. How often does your spring come? If you are a prisoner of the calendar, it comes once a year. If you are creating authentic power, it comes frequently, or very frequently.” —Gary Zukav, spiritual mentor and author

“Spring is when life’s alive in everything.” —Christina Rossetti, writer. Check out the more powerful quotes about life from the past 100 years.

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“Springtime is the land awakening. The March winds are the morning yawn.” —Lewis Grizzard, writer

“I love spring anywhere, but if I could choose I would always greet it in a garden.” —Ruth Stout, gardener and author

“It’s spring again. I can hear the birds sing again. See the flowers start to bud. See young people fall in love.” —Lou Rawls, record producer and singer

“Despite the forecast, live like it’s spring.” —Lilly Pulitzer, entrepreneur and socialite. Next, check out these great spring captions to add to your posts this season.