As autumn arrives, it brings with it a mix of emotions for different people. For some, it's a time of joy as the stifling heat of summer gives way to cool, crisp, and cozy days. For others, it can feel like a descent into darkness with endless windy and rainy days that sap energy and motivation.
Regardless of where you fall on this spectrum, this post aims to uplift and inspire you. Here are 27 inspirational autumn quotes to help you embrace the season and infuse it with positivity, motivation, and happiness.
Uplifting, Positive and Deep Autumn Quotes
“Every leaf speaks bliss to me, fluttering from the autumn tree.”
– Emily Brontë
“There is something so special in the early leaves drifting from the trees – as if we are all to be allowed a chance to peel, to refresh, to start again.”
– Ruth Ahmed
“Autumn carries more gold in its pocket than all the other seasons.”
– Jim Bishop
“There is something incredibly nostalgic and significant about the annual cascade of autumn leaves.”
– Joe L. Wheeler
“It was a beautiful, bright autumn day, with air like cider and a sky so blue you could drown in it.”
– Diana Gabaldon
“Anyone who thinks fallen leaves are dead has never watched them dancing on a windy day.”
– Shira Tamir
“If a year was tucked inside of a clock, then autumn would be the magic hour.”
– Victoria Erickson
“Autumn is the season to find contentment at home by paying attention to what we already have, to deepen our relationship with our favorite people and activities and to simply slow down.”
– Unknown
“I would rather sit on a pumpkin and have it all to myself than be crowded on a velvet cushion.”
– Henry David Thoreau
Motivational Quotes for Rainy and Cold Autumn Days
“I am most radiant and full of energy when the leaves are falling and there is a ghost of change in the air.”
– Anna Madsen
“The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain.”
– Dolly Parton
“It is only the farmer who faithfully plants seeds in the Spring, who reaps a harvest in the Autumn.”
– B. C. Forbes
“It’s the first day of autumn! A time of hot chocolatey mornings, and toasty marshmallow evenings, and, best of all, leaping into leaves!”
– Winnie the Pooh
“If you run, then allow those first few breaths on a cool Autumn day to freeze your lungs and do not just be alarmed, be ALIVE.”
– Kyle Lake
“Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass. It’s about learning how to dance in the rain.”
– Vivian Greene
“When everything looks like a magical oil painting, you know you are in autumn.”
– Mehmet Murat Ildan
“Courage doesn’t always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, “I will try again tomorrow.”
– Mary Anne Radmacher
“Life starts all over again when it gets crisp in the fall.”
– F. Scott Fitzgerald
Short Autumn Quotes
“Autumn is the mellower season, and what we lose in flowers we more than gain in fruits.”
– Samuel Butler
“My favourite season is autumn, and I love walking through woods.”
– Lucy Davis
“Autumn mornings: sunshine and crisp air, birds and calmness, year’s end and day’s beginnings.”
– Terri Guillemets
“I’m so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers.”
– L.M. Montgomery
“Autumn… the year’s last, loveliest smile.”
– William Cullen Bryant
“There are two times of the year: autumn and waiting for autumn.”
– Unknown
“Is not this a true autumn day? Just the still melancholy that I love – that makes life and nature harmonize.”
– George Eliot
“If I were a bird, I would fly about the Earth seeking the successive autumns.”
– George Eliot
“Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower.”
– Albert Camus
Looking for more uplifting motivation and inspiration for this season? Check out these Halloween quotes for a happy holiday, motivational back-to-school quotes, and good night quotes for a peaceful sleep.
