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60 Happy Spring Quotes That Inspire Feelings of Excitement

Get into the spirit of the season with these inspiring words.

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Although we could do without the annual April showers (even if they do bring May flowers), spring is an exciting time to look forward to year after year. The weather starts to get warmer, the sun shines a little brighter, and life just seems full of new beginnings. And while it might be a bit hard to elaborate on the feeling you get when you sense a nice breeze and the air smells like blooming flowers, famous people like Leo Tolstoy, Charles Dickens, John Denver, and more have managed to capture it with words in a way we can't. We've pulled together a few of their inspiring words, along with other happy spring quotes that really capture everything we love about the season. As a bonus, these quotes make for the perfect caption to pair with any post.

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Harriet Ann Jacobs

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The beautiful spring came; and when Nature resumes her loveliness, the human soul is apt to revive also.

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Walter Hagen

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You're only here for a short visit. Don't hurry. Don't worry. And be sure to smell the flowers along the way.

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Lucy Maude Montgomery

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That is one good thing about this world ... there are always sure to be more springs.

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Edwin Way Teale

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The world's favorite season is the spring. All things seem possible in May.

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Max Muller

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A flower cannot blossom without sunshine, and man cannot live without love.

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Leo Tolstoy

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Spring is the time of plans and projects.

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Frances Mayes

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Happiness? The color of it must be spring green.

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Charles Dickens

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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.

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Dodie Smith

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I suppose the best kind of spring morning is the best weather God has to offer.

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Luther Burbank

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Don't wait for someone to bring you flowers. Plant your own garden and decorate your own soul.

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Ernest Hemingway

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When spring came, even the false spring, there were no problems except where to be happiest.

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Gertrude S. Wister

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The flowers of late winter and early spring occupy places in our hearts well out of proportion to their size.

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Marty Rubin

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The deep roots never doubt spring will come.

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Rainer Maria Rilke

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It is spring again. The earth is like a child that knows poems by heart.

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Virgil A. Kraft

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Spring shows what God can do with a drab and dirty world.

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Algernon Charles Swinburne

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Blossom by blossom the spring begins.

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Susan J. Bissonette

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An optimist is the human personification of spring.

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Jen Selinsky

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The promise of spring's arrival is enough to get anyone through the bitter winter!

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Russian Proverb

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A kind word is like a spring day.

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Doug Larson

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Spring is when you feel like whistling even with a shoe full of slush.

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As a member of the Special Projects Team, Annie works with the GH Tested program writing up product reviews and roundups and helps plan and run annual expos and events like the GH Parenting Summit, Xmas in July Expo, Cleaning Summit, Winter Essentials Expo, and more. When she’s not working, she can be found running, listening to true crime podcasts, designing graphic collages, or sipping on a margarita.
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Nikhita Mahtani
Contributing Writer

Nikhita Mahtani is an NYC-based freelance writer with six years of experience specializing in design and wellness. She primarily writes home tours, service pieces, SEO stories, and features, offering readers practical tips to personalize current trends. Nikhita holds a master's degree in magazine journalism from New York University, and her work has appeared in publications such as Veranda, SELF, Allure, ELLE Decor, Domino, and Dwell.

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