105 Positively Perfect August 2024 Quotes (Celebrate)
Looking for some inspiration this August? Check out these positive quotes to help uplift your spirits and keep you motivated all month long!
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- Best Positive August Quotes
- Inspiring Positive August Quotes
- Positive Quotes for Summer
- Funny August Quotes
- Short Positive August Quotes
- Quotes for the End of Summer
Best Positive August Quotes
It’s the nature of the world. One thing remains, and one gone. Goodbye July and Hello August. Unknown
A single sunbeam is enough to drive away many shadows. Francis of Assisi
August is a great month in the garden, with many flowers, including dahlias, sunflowers and other hot-colored blooms at their peak. Unknown
August is the slow, gentle month that stretches out the longest across the span of a year. It yawns and lingers on with the light in its palms. Victoria Erickson
August is a time of growing up, of forgotten forever’s, full of the sweetest intent. Meka Boyle
How sociable the garden was. We ate and talked in the given light. The children put their toys to grass All the warm wakeful August night. Thom Gunn
The 1st day of August has arrived, and it’s the perfect time to hit the beach. Unknown
Less than a month ago, all of August still stretched before us – long and golden and reassuring, like an endless period of delicious sleep. Lauren Oliver
Summer afternoon–summer afternoon; to me those have always been the two most beautiful words in the English language. Henry James
The August sun is pouring on the land, His scorching rays, and vegetation stands Beseeching to the skies for showers again And answered like the prayers of men. Ed Blair
All in all, it was a never to be forgotten summer — one of those summers which come seldom into any life, but leave a rich heritage of beautiful memories in their going. L.M. Montgomery
August is ripening grain in the fields blowing hot and sunny, the scent of tree-ripened peaches, of hot buttered sweet corn on the cob. Vivid dahlias fling huge tousled blossoms through gardens and joe-pye-weed dusts the meadow purple. Jean Hersey Positive August Quotes
The quiet August noon has come; A slumberous silence fills the sky; The winds are still, the trees are dumb, In glassy sleep the waters lie. William Cullen Bryant
In August, the large masses of berries, which, when in flower, had attracted many wild bees, gradually assumed their bright velvety crimson hue, and by their weight again bent down and broke their tender limbs. Henry David Thoreau
August is filled with the charm of long days and short nights, and in between nothing.
Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass under trees on a summer’s day, listening to the murmur of the water, or watching the clouds float across the sky, is by no means a waste of time. John Lubbock
Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass under trees on a summer’s day, listening to the murmur of the water, or watching the clouds float across the sky, is by no means a waste of time. John Lubbock
Ocean, summer, beach, and barbecues. Welcome August. Unknown
Inspiring Positive August Quotes
Summer. The warmest months of the year: June, July, and August. The period of finest development, perfection, or beauty previous to any decline; the summer of life. Cecelia Ahern
The scent of August: Bright sunlit skies, nature’s warm colors, and the smell of seasons are about to change. The hint of new beginnings, knowing something wonderful is around the bend. Unknown
At these times, the things that troubled her seemed far away and unimportant: all that mattered was the hum of the bees and the chirp of birdsong, the way the sun gleamed on the edge of a blue wildflower. Alison Croggon
The road made wet by the water of August shines like it was cut in full moonlight. Pablo Neruda
August is that last flicker of fun and heat before everything fades and dies. The final moments of fun before the freeze. In the winter, everything changes. Rasmenia Massoud
August of another summer, and once again I am drinking the sun and the lilies again are spread across the water. Mary Oliver
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When the sun is shining, I can do anything; no mountain is too high, no trouble too difficult to overcome. Wilma Rudolph
Tears of joy are like the summer rain drops pierced by sunbeams. Hosea Ballou
Let us dance in the sun, wearing wild flowers in our hair… Susan Polis Schutz
Summer, after all, is a time when wonderful things can happen to quiet people. Deb Caletti Positive August Quotes
Rejoice as summer should…chase away sorrows by living. Melissa Marr
That smell of freshly cut grass makes me think of Friday night football in high school… The cutting of the grass reminds me of the August practice. Garth Brooks
Summer brings sunshine, warm and flowering. Lailah Gifty Akita
Around the tenth of August, any year, you can look up in the sky at night and see dozens and dozens of shooting stars. Elizabeth Enright
Don’t let your August be four weeks of feeling sad that fall is right around the coner. Jasmine Vaughn-Hall
August breeze— perched on the flame tree, a red-vented Bulbul. Meeta Ahluwali
That August time it was delight–To watch the red moons wane to white. Algernon Charles Swinburne
Positive Quotes for Summer
I have only to break into the tightness of a strawberry, and I see summer–its dust and lowering skies. Toni Morrison
If it could only be like this always – always summer, always alone, the fruit always ripe. Evelyn Waugh
Life in summers demands June, July, and August and, in return, wants all your enthusiasm and energy. Unknown
Take me to that island where people celebrate in the streets in August . . . Take me to Barbados. Charmaine J. Forde
Everything good, everything magical happens between the months of June and August. Unknown
Winters are simply a time to count the weeks until the next summer. Jenny Han
Life is a summer, full of fun, at the beach, under the sun. Debasish Mridha
The first week of August hangs at the very top of summer, the top of the live-long year, lke the highest seat of a Ferris wheel when it pauses in its turning. Natalie Babbitt
Live in the sunshine. Swim in the sea. Drink in the wild air. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Life is at the beach. All you have to do is find your wave in August. Unknown
Summer has filled her veins with light and her heart is washed with noon. C. Day Lewis
August is the Sunday of summer, I wish we could turn the hour glass over, I wish that i could hold you closer, But August is the Sunday of summer. MaK Cov
August brings into sharp focus and a furious boil everything I’ve been listening to in the late spring and summer. Henry Rollins Positive August Quotes
I love how summer just wraps its arms around you like a warm blanket. Kellie Elmore
He who marvels at the beauty of the world in summer will find equal cause for wonder and admiration in winter. John Burroughs
In the summer, the days were long, stretching into each other. Out of school, everything was on pause and yet happening at the same time, this collection of weeks when anything was possible. Sarah Dessen
Live in each season as it passes: breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit. Henry David Thoreau
Funny August Quotes
It’s a sure sign of summer if the chair gets up when you do. Walter Winchell
A perfect summer day is when the sun is shining, the breeze is blowing, the birds are singing, and the lawnmower is broken. James Dent
When August days are hot an’ dry, I won’t sit by an’ digh or die, I’ll get my bottle (on the sly), And go ahead, and fish, and lie… Paul Laurence Dunbar
What good is the warmth of summer, without the cold of winter to give it sweetness. John Steinbeck
Summer bachelors like summer breezes, are never as cool as they pretend to be. Nora Ephron Positive August Quotes
A man says a lot of things in summer he doesn’t mean in winter. Patricia Briggs
Ah, summer, what power you have to make us suffer and like it. Russell Baker
If you’re not barefoot on the beach day in August, then you’re overdressed. Unknown
One time. In 1965. August, for about an hour, I was both fine AND dandy at the same time. But nobody asked me how I was. George Carlin
The month of August had turned into a griddle where the days just lay there and sizzled. Sue Monk Kidd
I bet deep down you still wish your mom would take you clothes shopping every August for the new school year. Bridgette Willard
August is a gentle reminder for not doing a single thing from your new year resolution for seven months and not doing it for next five. Crestless Wave
August: The last hot, sweaty month, standing between me and pumpkin season. Unknown
A lot of parents pack up their troubles and send them off to summer camp. Raymond Duncan
Sweet, sweet burn of sun and summer wind, and you my friend, my new fun thing, my summer fling. K.D. Lang
Short Positive August Quotes
I could never in a hundred summers, get tired of this. Unknown
Your August can be as memorable as the leaving summer. Jennifer Lewis
Sand in my shower means I had a great day. Unknown
Take me where summer never ends Unknown
Some of the best memories are made in flip flops. Kellie Elmore
Summer is the annual permission slip to be lazy. Regina Brett
Summertime is always the best of what might be. Charles Bowden
August creates as she slumbers, replete and satisfied. Joseph Wood Krutch
It’s August already so I’m off enjoying summer while it lasts. Unknown
Summer’s lease hath all too short a date. William Shakespeare
Life is better in flip-flops. Life is better in August. Unknown
It was August, and the fields were high with corn. Melanie Gideon
The summer night is like a perfection of thought. Wallace Stevens
The tans will fade, but the memories will last forever. Unknown
Breathe the sweetness that hovers in August. Denise Levertov
Deep summer is when laziness finds respectability. Sam Keen
Awwwgust! Nitya Prakash Positive August Quotes
Dry August and warm, Doth harvest no harm. Thomas Tusser
Do what we can, summer will have its flies. Ralph Waldo Emerson
In summer, the song sings itself. William Carlos Williams
It’s always summer somewhere. Lily Pulitzer
Quotes for the End of Summer
There is a time in the last few days of summer when the ripeness of autumn fills the air, and time is quiet and mellow. Rudolfo Anaya
August was nearly over – the month of apples and falling stars, the last care-free month for the school children. The days were not hot, but sunny and limpidly clear – the first sign of advancing autumn. Victor Nekrasov
There shall be eternal summer in the grateful heart. Celia Thaxter
We looked at the venerable stream not in the vivid flush of a short day that comes and departs forever, but in the august light of abiding memories. Joseph Conrad
August is the border between summer and autumn. It is the most beautiful month I know. Tove Jansson
In August, an inescapable blanket of heat settled over Paducah, the last gasping breath of summer roaring its weight out over the populace. Kelsey Brickl
But I can see us lost in the memory, August slipped away into a moment in time, ’cause it was never mine. Taylor Swift
August rain: the best of the summer gone, and the new fall not yet born. The odd uneven time. Sylvia Plath Positive August Quotes
When summer opens, I see how fast it matures, and fear it will be short; but after the heats of July and August, I am reconciled, like one who has had his swing, to the cool of autumn. Ralph Waldo Emmerson
Summer is leaving silently. Much like a traveler approaching the end of an amazing journey. Darnell Lamont Walker
Caught in the doldrums of August we may have regretted the departing summer, having sighed over the vanished strawberries and all that they signified. Denis Mackail
Summer ends, and Autumn comes, and he who would have it otherwise would have high tide always and a full moon every night. Hal Borland
When summer gathers up her robes of glory, and like a dream of beauty glides away. Sarah Helen Whitman
Some days are cool while others are hot; August is the month we are talking about. Unknown
This morning, the sun endures past dawn. I realize that it is August: the summer’s last stand. Sara Baume
Some days in late August at home are like this, the air thin and eager like this, with something in it sad and nostalgic and familiar. Wiliam Faulkner
The arrival of August means that summer is drawing to a close, and that’s exactly why it should be embraced. Amanda McArthur
Late August still feels like summer here in the Ozarks, but it is the time of year the nighthawks are moving on to their South American wintering grounds. Sue Hubbell
Summary
August is a month of change, transition, and new beginnings. Historically, many significant events have taken place in August, from world-changing events to small but meaningful personal moments. Here are just a few examples of things that have happened in August throughout history.
On August 15th, 1945, Japan surrendered to the Allied Powers, ending World War II. This day is now known as V-J Day (Victory over Japan Day) and is celebrated around the world. In the United States, it is a day of remembrance and gratitude for the sacrifices made by those who served in the war.
August is also a time of new beginnings, as many students head back to school at the end of the month. For many, this is an exciting time of anticipation and hope, as they look forward to learning new things, making new friends, and exploring new opportunities. It is a time to start fresh, set new goals, and strive for success.
In many parts of the world, August is a time of celebration and festivity. In India, the festival of Raksha Bandhan is celebrated in August, in which sisters tie bracelets on the wrists of their brothers to symbolize their love and protection. In Mexico, the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe is celebrated on August 15th, and in Brazil, the city of Rio de Janeiro hosts its famous Carnival celebrations in August.
August is also a time for reflection and remembrance, as we mark the anniversaries of important events that have shaped our world. On August 28th, 1963, Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his famous “I Have a Dream” speech, which called for an end to racism and discrimination in the United States. This speech remains a powerful symbol of hope and inspiration for people around the world who are working for justice and equality.
For some people, August is a time of personal reflection and growth. It may be a time to assess their progress toward their goals, to make plans for the future, or to take stock of their accomplishments. For others, it may be a time to reconnect with loved ones, to take a vacation, or to simply relax and enjoy the final days of summer.
Whatever your plans for August may be, it is a month filled with opportunity, celebration, and significance. From world-changing events to personal milestones, August is a time to reflect on the past, embrace the present, and look forward to the future with hope and optimism.
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