Ah, summer – the most beautiful time of the year. While we’re still eagerly waiting for the days to finally get longer, why not sweeten the wait with a few inspiring summer quotes?
Whether you’re looking for the perfect caption for your summer Instagram photos, postcards, home decor, or a little sunshine for your travel-loving friends, these quotes are made for summer vibes. Let the season begin!
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The most beautiful Summer Quotes
Those who rejoice in the summer sun carry it in their hearts through winter.
– Rainer Haak
Summer, sun, and sea — the best medicine of all.
Summer nights always carry a hint of happiness in the air.
There shall be eternal summer in the grateful heart.
– Celia Thaxter
To be able to perceive again, we must be still — like the ripeness of summer.
– Monika Minder
Summer has just begun, and already it leans toward its end.
– Thomas Mann
Smile — every day is one step closer to summer.
The summer that passes is like a friend who says goodbye.
– Victor Hugo
Summer is the time when it is too hot to do the job that it was too cold to do last winter.
– Mark Twain
Joy and a smiles are the summer of life.
– Jean Paul
One swallow does not make a summer.
– Aesop
Who does not gather in summer will go hungry in winter.
– Old Proverb
Fame is like winter pears: they grow in summer, but are enjoyed in winter.
– Arthur Shoppenhauer
Sun on your skin, the sound of the sea in your ears, and a belly full of happiness.
A summer rain is delightful — a rainy summer, dreadful.
– Eugen Roth
“This summer,” he said, looking at Ronja, “yes, this summer I will carry with me for the rest of my life — I know it.”
– Astrid Lindgren: Ronja the Robber’s Daughter
Every summer, like the roses, childhood returns.
– Marty Rubin
Funny Summer Quotes
Not every Monday is bad. For example, in summer, when I’m on vacation, there will be a Monday in between.
Summer is here! Always apply suntan oil nicely; it makes the rain run off better.
This year, summer came 6 kilos too early again…
It’s bad manners to keep your summer vacation waiting.
I hope summer falls on a Sunday this year.
Summer came so late. I wondered if it arrived by German train.
– Anke Engelke
I’m completely under-summered again.
Me: “I’d like to go on a summer vacation.”
My bank account: “Like maybe to the park?
With this summer, a bikini body wouldn’t have been worth it anyway.
Summer is when the trash bins smell better than some people.
Okay, Christmas is over. Now summer can come!
Realization after summer vacation: Tanned skin weighs 3 kg more.
Less is more*
*Does not apply to: summer, vacation, sea, beach, pool, travel, adventures, and experiences.
More Quotes about summer
In the midst of winter, I found there was, within me, an invincible summer
– Albert Camus
What good is the warmth of summer, without the cold of winter to give it sweetness.
– John Steinbeck
A little bit of summer is what the whole year is all about.
– John Mayer
Smell the sea and feel the sky, let your soul and spirit fly
– Van Morrison
Everything good, everything magical happens between the months of June and August
– Jenny Han
Life is better in a bikini
Summer has a flavor like no other. Always fresh and simmered in sunshine.
– Oprah
Keep your face to the sunshine and you will never see the shadows.
– Helen Keller
Every summer has a story
– Anonym
Live in the sunshine. Swim in the sea. Drink in the wild air.
– Ralph Waldo Emerson
I love how summer just wraps its arms around you like a warm blanket
– Kellie Elmore
I like the kind of tired that comes from a lot of fresh air and a little too much sun
– aureat
She acts like summer and walks like rain
– Drops of Jupiter – Train
Everything is fine when there is sunshine
I wonder what it would be like to live in a world where it was always June
– L.M. Montgomery
Summer Vacation Quotes
Summer means happy times and good sunshine. It means going to the beach, going to Disneyland, having fun.
– Brian Wilson
It is better to travel well than to arrive.
– Buddha
Summer is singing with joy, and the beaches are inviting you with dancing waves.
– Debasish Mridha
To escape and sit quietly on the beach – that’s my idea of paradise.
– Emilia Wickstead
If life is a journey, the beach is my destination.
It’s always summer somewhere.
– Lilly Pulitzer
Life is better in flip-flops.
Once a year, go someplace you’ve never been before.
– Dalai Lama
When you start looking like your passport photo, it’s time to go on vacation.
– Ephraim Kishon
Travel far enough, you meet yourself.
– David Mitchell
Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known.
– Karl Sagan
So, did you find your new favorite summer quote on our list? Or maybe you have a go-to quote that absolutely has to be included? We’d love to hear it — feel free to share it with us in the comments below!
