Quotations About April

Using famed quotes of renowned writers and philosophers who have shared their wisdom with the world is a great way of expressing feelings and emotions in crafts, artwork and writing. Below is a handful of quotes capturing the spirit of April.

Quotations About the First day of April

"The first of April, some do say Is set apart for All Fools' day; But why the people call it so, Nor I, nor they themselves, do know." Poor Robin's Almanac - All Fool's Day "The first of April is the day we remember what we are the other 364 days of the year." - Mark Twain

Quotations That Describe the Weather in April

Weather and nature have always inspired poetry, art, music and literature. Here's how April's weather is described by writers, philosophers and poets:

• "When April winds Grew soft, the maple burst into a flush Of scarlet flowers. The tulip tree high up, Opened in airs of June her multiple of golden chalices to humming birds And silken-wing'd insects of the sky." - William Cullen Bryant
• "The April winds are magical, And thrill our tuneful frames; the garden-walks are passional To bachelors and dames." - Ralph Waldo Emerson
• "April weather, rain and sunshine, both together." - An English Country Saying
• "Now the noisy winds are still, April's coming up the hill! All the spring is in her train, Led by shining ranks of rain. Pit, pat, patter, clatter, Sudden sun and clatter patter! ... All things ready with a will, April's coming up the hill!" - Mary Mapes Dodge

Sentiments About April in Quotations Quotations that describe emotions evoked by the month of April:

• "April is the cruellest month, breeding Lilacs out of the dead land, mixing Memory and desire, stirring Dull roots with spring rain." - T S Eliot
• "April in Paris, chestnuts in blossom, holiday tables under the trees." E Y Harburg
• "We are drawn to our television sets each Apri the way we are drawn to the scene of an accident." - Vincent Canby
• "April hath put a spirit of youth in everything." - William Shakespeare
• "There is no glory in star or blossom till looked upon by a loving eye; There is no fragrance in April breezes till breathed with joy as they wander by." - William C Bryant
• "April is a promise that May is bound to keep." - Hal Borland
• "She who from April dates her years, Diamonds should wear, lest bitter tears For vain repentance flow; this stone, Emblem of innocence is known." - Author Unknown.
• "The lyric sound of laughter Fills all the April hills. The joy-song of the crocus, The mirth of daffodils." - Clinton Scollard
• "A gush of bird-song, a patter of dew, A cloud and a rainbow's warning, Suddenly sunshine and perfect blue - An April day in the morning." - Harriet Prescott Spofford
• "Sweet April showers Do bring May flowers." - Thomas

Quotations About the Close of April

Then as April comes to almost to a close, there's always the guarantee that May will follow as the following quote by John Clare describes: "Old April wanes, and her last dewy morn, Her death-bed steeps in tears; to hail the May New blooming blossoms 'neath the sun are born And all poor April's charms are swept away."

Sources:

Knowles, E. The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations. OUP Oxford 2004 Andrews, R. The New Penguin Dictionary of Quotations. Penguin 2006