20 Inspiring Quotes for March
For many, March marks a pivotal shift—not only in nature but also in our journeys. March symbolizes new beginnings filled with hope, challenge, and growth. It’s the perfect time to reflect on the power of words and how they can motivate us during times of transition.
Key Takeaways
- First Day of Spring: The official start of spring in the Northern Hemisphere occurs on March 19, 20, or 21. This date is known as the spring equinox, when day and night are roughly equal in length.
- Women’s History Month: March is celebrated as Women’s History Month in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia, corresponding with International Women’s Day on March 8. The theme of the month varies every year, with a focus on honoring the accomplishments and contributions of women throughout history.
- St. Patrick’s Day: Celebrated annually on March 17th, St. Patrick’s Day honors the patron saint of Ireland. It is widely celebrated, not just in Ireland, but around the world, especially in the U.S.
- Famous Birthdays: Famous March birthdays include writer Jack Kerouac, physicist Albert Einstein, psychologist Erich Fromm, playwright Tennessee Williams, and artist Vincent van Gogh.
Let this month’s quotes guide you to embrace every opportunity the changing season brings.
It was one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold: when it is summer in the light, and winter in the shade. Charles Dickens, Great Expectations (ed. 1875), Chapter LIV, Page 501
March is a tomboy with tousled hair, a mischievous smile, mud on her shoes and a laugh in her voice. Hal Borland, Sundial of the Seasons (ed. Lippincott, 1964), Page 327
Our life is March weather, savage and serene in one hour. Ralph Waldo Emerson, Representative Men (ed. Phillips, Sampson & Co., 1850), Page 174
What’s good about March? Well, for one thing, it keeps February and April apart.Walt Kelly, The Reader's Digest (1963), Volume 82, Page 125
March is a month of considerable frustration – it is so near spring and yet across a great deal of the country the weather is still so violent and changeable that outdoor activity in our yards seems light years away. Thalassa Cruso, The Gardening Year (ed. Lyons & Burford, 1990), Page 56
The March sunne raises but dissolves not. George Herbert, The Complete Works of George Herbert (ed. The Clarendon Press, 1945), Page 342
March is outside the door
Flaming some old desire
As man turns uneasily from his fire.David McCord, The Crows: Poems (ed. C. Scribner's sons, 1934), Page 8
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Springtime is the land awakening. The March winds are the morning yawn. Lewis Grizzard, Gettin' it on: A Down-home Treasury (ed. Galahad Books, 1989), Page 104
In March winter is holding back and spring is pulling forward. Something holds and something pulls inside of us too. Jean Hersey, The Shape of a Year (ed. Charles Scribner's Sons, 1967), Page 52
March. Its tree, Juniper. Its stone, Bloodstone. Its motto, “Courage and strength in times of danger.”Old Saying
March and April, the months God created to show people who don’t drink what a hangover is like. Garrison Keillor, Wobegon Boy (ed. Faber and Faber, 1998), Page 212
March is the month of expectation,
The things we do not know,
The Persons of prognostication
Are coming now.
We try to sham becoming firmness,
But pompous joy
Betrays us, as his first betrothal
Betrays a boy.
Emily Dickinson, The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson (ed. Little, Brown, & Co., 1924), Page 275
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