Everyone in the northern hemisphere is now getting into the swing of summer, so here's a dozen uplifting quotations about summertime...
When the sun is shining I can do anything; no mountain is too high, no trouble too difficult to overcome. Wilma Rudolph
Some of the best memories are made in flip-flops. Kellie Elmore
Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass under trees on a summer’s day, listening to the murmur of the water, or watching the clouds float across the sky, is by no means a waste of time. John Lubbock
Summer afternoon; to me those have always been the two most beautiful words in the English language. Henry James
One must maintain a little bit of summer, even in the middle of winter. Henry David Thoreau
Oh, the summer night, has a smile of light, and she sits on a sapphire throne. Bryan Procter
What good is the warmth of summer, without the cold of winter to give it sweetness. John Steinbeck
We might think we are nurturing our garden, but of course it’s our garden that is really nurturing us. Jenny Uglow
The summer night is like a perfection of thought. Wallace Stevens
It’s a smile, it’s a kiss, it’s a sip of wine … it’s summertime! Kenny Chesney
A vacation is having nothing to do and all day to do it in. Robert Orben
Keep your face to the sunshine and you will never see the shadows. Helen Keller
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