September is a month of change and reflection. The warmth of summer starts to fade, making way for the crisp air of autumn. It’s a time when leaves begin to transform, painting landscapes with hues of orange, red, and gold. This shift in seasons brings about a sense of renewal and introspection.
In literature and poetry, September holds a special charm. Writers and thinkers have often captured its unique essence through thoughtful quotes. Whether it’s the beauty of nature, the beginning of new routines, or the subtle nostalgia, September has inspired words that resonate deeply. Here are some of the best quotes that celebrate this enchanting month.
September Quotes for Fresh Beginnings
“September days are here, with summer’s best of weather and autumn’s best of cheer.” – Helen Hunt Jackson
“Life starts all over again when it gets crisp in the fall.” – F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby
“The beginning is the most important part of the work.” – Plato
“In September, the spirits of the woods awaken to the call of autumn.” – Unknown
“Don’t be afraid to start over. It’s a new chance to rebuild what you want.” – Anonymous
“For everything, there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven.” – Ecclesiastes 3:1
“Every new beginning comes from some other beginning’s end.” – Seneca
“The trees are about to show us how beautiful it can be to let things go.” – Unknown
“There is always an autumn within us which allows us to begin anew.” – Kim Pihana
“Autumn seemed to arrive suddenly that year. The morning of the first September was crisp and golden as an apple.” – J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
“New beginnings are often disguised as painful endings.” – Lao Tzu
“Embrace the glorious mess that you are in September.” – Elizabeth Gilbert
“September is the month of maturity; the heaped basket and the garnered sheaf. It is the month of climax and completion.” – Patience Strong
“This September, may you find the courage to start anew and the strength to let go of what no longer serves you.” – Unknown
“September’s song is one of transformation, a melody of new beginnings.” – Anonymous
“The morning had dawned clear and cold, with a crispness that hinted at the end of summer.” – George R.R. Martin, A Game of Thrones
“And all at once, summer collapsed into fall.” – Oscar Wilde
“Every September is a fresh page in the book of life, waiting to be written with the ink of new dreams and aspirations.” – Unknown
“With the arrival of September, we are reminded that change is inevitable and beautiful.” – Anonymous
“The magic of September is in its promise of renewal and the gentle whisper of change.” – Unknown
“September: the doorway to the season that teaches us the beauty of letting go.” – Unknown
“Sometimes the winds of change blow in September, and it brings with it a fresh start.” – Unknown
“Autumn carries more gold in its pocket than all the other seasons.” – Jim Bishop
“September’s arrival brings with it the whisper of fresh starts and the promise of transformations.” – Unknown
“To everything, there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven.” – Bible, Ecclesiastes 3:1-8
“New seasons bring new reasons to believe in magic once more.” – Unknown
“September teaches us the value of embracing change and the peace that comes with new beginnings.” – Unknown
“The best time for new beginnings is now.” – Unknown
Quotes Celebrating September Weather
“By all these lovely tokens, September days are here, with summer’s best of weather and autumn’s best of cheer.” – Helen Hunt Jackson
“The trees are in their autumn beauty, the woodland paths are dry. Under the October twilight the water mirrors a still sky.” – William Butler Yeats
“Autumn seemed to arrive suddenly that year. The morning of the first September was crisp and golden as an apple.” – J.K. Rowling
“There is a harmony in autumn, and a luster in its sky, which through the summer is not heard or seen, as if it could not be, as if it had not been!” – Percy Bysshe Shelley
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Quotes on Septembers Beauty
- “By all these lovely tokens, September days are here, with summer’s best of weather and autumn’s best of cheer.” – Helen Hunt Jackson
“Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower.” – Albert Camus
“Life starts all over again when it gets crisp in the fall.” – F. Scott Fitzgerald
“I cannot endure to waste anything so precious as autumnal sunshine by staying in the house.” – Nathaniel Hawthorne
“September tries its best to have us forget summer.” – Bernard Williams
“In the garden, Autumn is indeed the crowning glory of the year, bringing us the fruition of months of thought and care and toil.” – Rose G. Kingsley
“There comes a time when summer asks what you have been doing all winter.” – Unknown
“Autumn shows us how beautiful it is to let things go.” – Unknown
“The end of summer is not the end of the world. Here’s to October…” – A.A. Milne
“The leaves are all falling, and they’re falling like they’re falling in love with the ground.” – Andrea Gibson
“Love the trees until their leaves fall off, then encourage them to try again next year.” – Chad Sugg
“Notice that autumn is more the season of the soul than of nature.” – Friedrich Nietzsche
“And all at once, summer collapsed into fall.” – Oscar Wilde
“September is the month of maturity; the heaped basket and the garnered sheaf. It is the month of climax and completion.” – Patience Strong
“The mornings grow crisp as if the world is wrapping itself in a delicate shawl.” – Ayesha Patel
“Even if something is left undone, everyone must take time to sit still and watch the leaves turn.” – Elizabeth Lawrence
“The trees are about to show us how lovely it is to let the dead things go.” – Unknown
“Delicious autumn! My very soul is wedded to it, and if I were a bird I would fly about the earth seeking the successive autumns.” – George Eliot
“The season for enjoying the fullness of life—partaking of the harvest, sharing the harvest with others, and reinvesting and saving portions of the harvest for yet another season of growth.” – Denis Waitley
“September’s sky is clear and fair with a hint of gold tinting the air.” – Jeanne Robert Foster
“It is the month of the more subtle beauties that are transitional between summer and winter. It is the sunset of the year.” – Wallace Stegner
“Every leaf speaks bliss to me, fluttering from the autumn tree.” – Emily Brontë
“The September storms curdle into October rain that builds up the winter snowpack in the mountains above the valley.” – Phillip Connors
“September days have the warmth of summer in their briefer hours, but in their lengthening evenings a prophetic breath of autumn.” – Rowland E. Robinson
“Autumn carries more gold in its pocket than all the other seasons.” – Jim Bishop
“September skies are the blend of summer’s brightness and autumn’s hue.” – Samantha Hartley
“The season of transformation, where every leaf becomes a flower in hues of amber, gold and crimson.” – Michael Faudet
“Oh, the beautiful September of my years. The beautiful September of my soul.” – Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Inspirational September Quotes
“September days are here, with summer’s best of weather and autumn’s best of cheer.” – Helen Hunt Jackson
“Life starts all over again when it gets crisp in the fall.” – F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby
“By all these lovely tokens, September days are here, with summer’s best of weather and autumn’s best of cheer.” – John Updike
“Delicious autumn! My very soul is wedded to it, and if I were a bird I would fly about the earth seeking the successive autumns.” – George Eliot
“Ah, September! You are the doorway to the season that awakens my soil.” – Peggy Toney Horton
“The leaves are all falling, and they’re falling like they’re falling in love with the ground.” – Andrea Gibson
“Autumn seemed to arrive suddenly that year. The morning of the first September was crisp and golden as an apple.” – J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
“The breezes taste of apple peel. The air is full of smells to feel–ripe fruit, old footballs, burning brush, new books, erasers, chalk, and such.” – John Updike, September
“A fallen leaf is nothing more than a summer’s wave goodbye.” – Unknown
“September tries its best to have us forget summer.” – Bernard Williams
“For anyone who lives in the world of time, September is the most spiritual of months.” – Anthony de Mello
“And then the sun took a step back, the leaves lulled themselves to sleep, and autumn was awakened.” – Raquel Franco
“The summer fades and passes, and October comes. We’ll smell smoke then, and feel an unexpected sharpness, a thrill of nervousness, swift elation, a sense of sadness and departure.” – Thomas Wolfe
“I’m so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers.” – L.M. Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables
“Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower.” – Albert Camus
“The late afternoon sunlight, warm as honey, slanted through the trees in gold and purple rays.” – Roxanne Rue
“Hold on to the sun, it will not shine forever; hold on to the love, it’s the only thing worth keeping.” – Max Stossel
“Love the trees until their leaves fall off, then encourage them to try again next year.” – Chad Sugg
“There is a harmony in autumn, and a lustre in its sky, which through the summer is not heard or seen, as if it could not be, as if it had not been!” – Percy Bysshe Shelley
“Every leaf speaks bliss to me, fluttering from the autumn tree.” – Emily Brontë
“No spring nor summer beauty hath such grace as I have seen in one autumnal face.” – John Donne
“And all at once, summer collapsed into fall.” – Oscar Wilde
“It looked like the world was covered in a cobbler crust of brown sugar and cinnamon.” – Sarah Addison Allen, First Frost
“September: it was the most beautiful of words, he’d always felt, evoking orange-flowers, swallows, and regret.” – Alexander Theroux
“Autumn carries more gold in its pocket than all the other seasons.” – Jim Bishop
“Don’t you love New York in the fall? It makes me want to buy school supplies. I would send you a bouquet of newly sharpened pencils if I knew your name and address.” – Nora Ephron
Reflective Quotes for September
“September tries its best to have us forget summer.” – Bernard Williams
“Ah, September! You are the doorway to the season that awakens my soul.” – Peggy Toney Horton
“Life starts all over again when it gets crisp in the fall.” – F. Scott Fitzgerald
“In September, the earth starts to breathe again, releasing the heat of summer to unveil layers of wisdom.” – Original
“Sedro-Woolley in September: the leaves whisper songs of bygone days.” – Original
“September is the time for reminiscing and the preamble to rebirth.” – Original
“By all these lovely tokens September days are here, with summer’s best of weather and autumn’s best of cheer.” – Helen Hunt Jackson
“And the sun took a step back, the leaves lulled themselves to sleep, and autumn was awakened.” – Raquel Franco
“There is a time in late September when one feels the balance of the year pause in the last of the late summer warmth.” – Original
“No spring nor summer beauty hath such grace as I have seen in one autumnal face.” – John Donne
“September’s the month when everything gets realigned.” – Original
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September Quotes on Change and Growth
- “The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance.” – Alan Watts
“Change is the end result of all true learning.” – Leo Buscaglia
“Growth is the only evidence of life.” – John Henry Newman
“September’s golden light makes the journey of change feel like a blessing.” – Anonymous
“Without continual growth and progress, words such as improvement, achievement, and success have no meaning.” – Benjamin Franklin
“The leaves are about to show us how lovely it is to let things go.” – Unknown
“Growth is painful. Change is painful. But nothing is as painful as staying stuck somewhere you don’t belong.” – Mandy Hale
“September teaches us that change, even when it brings the chill of autumn, carries a beauty of its own.” – Original
“To improve is to change; to be perfect is to change often.” – Winston Churchill
“By all these lovely tokens, September days are here, with summer’s best of weather and autumn’s best of cheer.” – Helen Hunt Jackson
“The beautiful journey of today can only begin when we learn to let go of yesterday.” – Steve Maraboli
“Autumn shows us how beautiful it is to let things go.” – Unknown
“Change your thoughts and you change your world.” – Norman Vincent Peale
“Every new beginning comes from some other beginning’s end.” – Seneca
“September’s magic is a reminder that change can be the most beautiful chapter of all.” – Original
“You must be the change you wish to see in the world.” – Mahatma Gandhi
“The secret of change is to focus all of your energy, not on fighting the old, but on building the new.” – Socrates
“Just when the caterpillar thought the world was over, it became a butterfly.” – Chuang Tzu
“September is a time to refocus, renew, and embrace the coming changes with open arms.” – Original
“A bend in the road is not the end of the road… unless you fail to make the turn.” – Helen Keller
“September days have the warmth of summer in their briefer hours, but in their lengthening evenings a prophetic breath of autumn.” – Rowland E. Robinson
“Change is inevitable. Growth is optional.” – John C. Maxwell
“The beginning is the most important part of the work.” – Plato
“The trees are about to show us how lovely it is to let the dead things go.” – Unknown
“Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” – Confucius
“September reminds us that even the hardest transformations can be the most beautiful.” – Original
“Embrace the glorious mess that you are.” – Elizabeth Gilbert
“The measure of intelligence is the ability to change.” – Albert Einstein
“Every exit is an entry somewhere else.” – Tom Stoppard
“September whispers that change is on the horizon; listen closely and you’ll hear the symphony of growth.” – Original
Quotes to Savor September Moments
“September days have the warmth of summer in their briefer hours, but in their lengthening evenings a prophetic breath of autumn.” – Rowland E. Robinson
“By all these lovely tokens September days are here, with summer’s best of weather and autumn’s best of cheer.” – Helen Hunt Jackson
“The mornings had now that crisp autumnal feel that still, after all these years, made me want to go to school.” – Elizabeth Enright
“Ah, September! You are the doorway to the season that awakens my soul.” – Peggy Toney Horton
“Life starts all over again when it gets crisp in the fall.” – F. Scott Fitzgerald
“September’s song is a melody of leaves rustling in the wind, painting the world in hues of gold and pumpkin.” – A. D. Williams
“Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower.” – Albert Camus
“The September days carry in their belly the promise of change and the beauty of endings.” – Unknown
“There is a time in late September when the sky is clearer, the air crisper, and everything is touched with magic.” – J. A. Dunning
“The winds will blow their own freshness into you, and the storms their energy, while cares will drop away from you like the leaves of Autumn.” – John Muir
“And then the sun took a step back, the leaves lulled themselves to sleep, and autumn was awakened.” – Raquel Franco
“Let’s remember that September can be a month of new beginnings, a season of transformation.” – Unknown
“September: it was the most beautiful of words, he’d always felt, evoking orange-flowers, swallows, and regret.” – Alexander Theroux
“No spring nor summer beauty hath such grace as I have seen in one autumnal face.” – John Donne
“As poignant as the first sip of cider, September carries with it the tender whisper of time’s passage.” – Ellen Hopkins
“The leaves fall, the wind blows, and the farm country slowly changes from the summer cottons into its winter wools.” – Henry Beston
“Every leaf speaks bliss to me, fluttering from the autumn tree.” – Emily Brontë
“The season of soul-searching, self-discovery, and leaves that drift like dreams upon the autumn wind.” – Meena Bell
“September swirls in the softest of spins, a dance between summer’s goodbye and autumn’s arrival.” – Sarah Kay
“How beautifully leaves grow old. How full of light and color are their last days.” – John Burroughs
“September skies are the melancholy of summer fading, painting the world with whispers of autumn.” – Amy Leigh Mercree
“The magic of September lies in the promise of golden hues and the scent of ripe apples in the air.” – Lucy Maud Montgomery
“The first breath of autumn is the best, as nostalgic and hopeful as it is refreshing.” – Naomi Shihab Nye
“September has a clarity about it which is often missing in other months – unpredictably predictable.” – Ruskin Bond
“Nothing beautiful ever hurries. It grows and unfolds at its own pace, just like September.” – Laurie R. King
“Don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened.” – Dr. Seuss
“The sense of September, the joy in the goodbye, the smile in the rain.” – C.G. Drews
“We know it’s autumn post-September when the colors mellow and the air gets cooler.” – Dr. Everett Piper
“September carries the heart of summer and the spirit of autumn. It’s a bridge on its own.” – Unknown
“The month of September brings yearning for new things, exactly like autumn does.” – Victoria Erickson
September Quotes for Motivation
“The trees are about to show us how lovely it is to let the dead things go.” – Unknown
“Life starts all over again when it gets crisp in the fall.” – F. Scott Fitzgerald
“And all at once, summer collapsed into fall.” – Oscar Wilde
“September shows us how beautiful it is to change.” – Anonymous
“Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower.” – Albert Camus
“Delicious autumn! My very soul is wedded to it.” – George Eliot
“Even if something is left undone, everyone must take time to sit still and watch the leaves turn.” – Elizabeth Lawrence
“I can smell autumn dancing in the breeze. The sweet chill of pumpkin, and crisp sunburnt leaves.” – Ann Drake
“Every leaf speaks bliss to me, fluttering from the autumn tree.” – Emily Brontë
“Life is made of ever so many partings welded together.” – Charles Dickens
“It is the summer’s great last heat, It is the fall’s first chill: They meet.” – Sarah Morgan Bryan Piatt
“There is a harmony in autumn, a luster in its sky.” – Percy Bysshe Shelley
“Notice that autumn is more the season of the soul than of nature.” – Friedrich Nietzsche
“And the sun took a step back, the leaves lulled themselves to sleep and autumn was awakened.” – Raquel Franco
“I hope I can be the autumn leaf, who looked at the sky and lived.” – Dodinsky
“No spring nor summer beauty hath such grace as I have seen in one autumnal face.” – John Donne
“September: it was the most beautiful of words, he’d always felt, evoking orange-flowers, swallows, and regret.” – Alexander Theroux
“How beautifully leaves grow old. How full of light and color are their last days.” – John Burroughs
“The end of summer is not the end of the world. Here’s to October…” – A.A. Milne
“September tries its best to have us forget summer.” – Bernard Williams
“Autumn carries more gold in its pocket than all the other seasons.” – Jim Bishop
“The fallen leaves in the forest seemed to make even the ground glow and burn with light.” – Malcolm Lowry
“The winds will blow their own freshness into you, and the storms their energy, while cares will drop off like autumn leaves.” – John Muir
“Autumn passes and one remembers one’s reverence.” – Yoko Ono
“How sad would be November if we had no knowledge of the spring!” – Edwin Way Teale
“There are far, far better things ahead than any we leave behind.” – C.S. Lewis
“Every September, the buffers and veils of summer break open to reveal a fresh new world.” – Original Quote
“September is the month of maturity; the heaped basket and the garnered sheaf.” – Patience Strong
“The leaves are all falling, and they’re falling like they’re falling in love with the ground.” – Andrea Gibson
Conclusion
As September rolls in, it’s clear this month holds a unique charm. From the crisp air to the changing leaves, September is a time of transformation and reflection. The quotes we’ve gathered capture this special month’s essence, offering a blend of wisdom and inspiration.
Whether you’re looking to refresh your mindset, find motivation, or simply enjoy the beauty of fall, these quotes serve as the perfect companion. So take a moment to appreciate the words and let September’s magic inspire you in new and meaningful ways.
- “The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance.” – Alan Watts
