Autumn Quotes to Refresh Our Hearts

By DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills

Special quotes use emotion and creativity to express how we feel. A twist of a phrase or a unique word speaks a fresh meaning into our lives and shape us to become better people with optimism and joy.

The following quotes about autumn, harvest, and Thanksgiving fill me with fresh enthusiasm for the fall season.

  • “I would rather sit on a pumpkin and have it all to myself than be crowded on a velvet cushion.” Henry David Thoreau
  • “I notice that Autumn is more the season of the soul than of nature.” Friedrich Nietzsche
  • “Autumn…the year’s last, loveliest smile.” William Cullen Bryant
  • “Autumn carries more gold in its pocket than all the other seasons.” Jim Bishop.
  • “Life starts all over again when it gets crisp in the fall.” Scott Fitzgerald
  • “It looked like the world was covered in a cobbler crust of brown sugar and cinnamon.” Sarah Addison Allen
  • “Autumn leaves don’t fall, they fly. They take their time and wander on this their only chance to soar.” Delia Owens
  • “Autumn burned brightly, a running flame through the mountains, a torch flung to the trees.”Faith Baldwin
  • “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 Pooh’s Grand Adventure 
  • “The Lord will indeed give what is good, and our land will yield its harvest.” Psalm 85:12
  • “Autumn is a promise that the explosion of vivid colors in this life will be even more vibrant in heaven.” DiAnn Mills
  • “Autumn shows us how beautiful it is to let things go.” Unknown
  • “Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower.” Albert Camus
  • “Notice that autumn is more the season of the soul than of nature.” Friedrich Nietzsche
  • “I loved autumn, the season of the year that God seemed to have put there just for the beauty of it.” Lee Maynard
Autumn is my favorite season. I love the brilliant gold, orange, and scarlet colors, the excitement, the ushering in of the holiday season, the planning of friends and family events, and the incredible fun.

What do you enjoy best about the autumn season?