Quotes

Published March 16, 2013

Springtime is the land awakening. The March winds are the morning yawn.— Lewis Grizzard

Spring is nature’s way of saying, “Let’s party!” — Robin Williams

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

April prepares her green traffic light and the world thinks ‘Go’. — Christopher Morley

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

No matter how long the winter, spring is sure to follow. — Proverb

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

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

The year’s at the spring And day’s at the morn; Morning’s at seven; The hillside’s dew-pearled; The lark’s on the wing; The snail’s on the thorn; God’s in His heaven; All’s right with the world! —Robert Browning

No winter lasts forever; no spring skips its turn. —Hal Borland

Where man sees but withered leaves, God sees sweet flowers growing. — Albert Laighton

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