July Quotes

“In July the Sun is hot.
Is it shining? No, it's not!”

“Hot July brings cooling showers,
Apricots and gillyflowers.”

“The English winter — ending in July,
To recommence in August.”

“Wikipedia: July”

“The Summer looks out from her brazen tower,
Through the flashing bars of July.”

“If the first of July be rainy weather,
It will rain, more of less, for four weeks together.”

“Wiktionary: July”

“Here men from the planet Earth first set foot upon the Moon.
July 1969 AD.
We came in peace for all mankind.”

“We go in withering July
To ply the hard incessant hoe;
Panting beneath the brazen sky
We sweat and grumble, but we go.”

“The glowing Ruby should adorn
Those who in warm July are born,
Then will they be exempt and free
From love's doubt and anxiety.”

“Many public-school children seem to know only two dates: 1492 and 4th of July; and as a rule they don't know what happened on either occasion.”

“A swarm of bees in May is worth a load of hay.
A swarm of bees in June is worth a silver spoon.
A swarm of bees in July is not worth a fly.”

“The flames kindled on the 4th of July 1776, have spread over too much of the globe to be extinguished by the feeble engines of despotism; on the contrary, they will consume these engines and all who work them.”

“

Answer July —
Where is the Bee —
Where is the Blush —
Where is the Hay?

Ah, said July —
Where is the Seed —
Where is the Bud —
Where is the May —
Answer Thee — Me—

”

“Loud is the summer's busy song
The smallest breeze can find a tongue,
While insects of each tiny size
Grow teasing with their melodies,
Till noon burns with its blistering breath
Around, and day lies still as death.”

“The linden, in the fervors of July,
Hums with a louder concert. When the wind
Sweeps the broad forest in its summer prime,
As when some master-hand exulting sweeps
The keys of some great organ, ye give forth
The music of the woodland depths, a hymn
Of gladness and of thanks.”