The beach is a never-ending source of wonder, inspiration and hope. We’ve rounded up some of our favorite inspirational beach quotes that are sure to brighten your day and draw you back to the sun, sand and sea. Beach lovers beware: If you’re not already at the beach, you’ll want to be after reading these beloved quotes.
Add Color to Your Sunset
“Clouds come floating into my life, no longer to carry rain or usher storm, but to add color to my sunset sky.” –Rabindranath Tagore
Draw Lessons from the Storm
“Storms draw something out of us that calm seas don’t.” –Bill Hybels
The Heart of Man is Like the Sea
“The heart of man is very much like the sea, it has its storms, it has its tides, and in its depths it has its pearls too.” –Vincent Van Gogh
Find Yourself in the Sea
“For whatever we lose (like a you or a me) it’s always ourselves we find in the sea.” –e.e.cummings
Follow the Sun
“At the beach, life is different. Time doesn’t move hour to hour but mood to moment. We live by the currents, plan by the tides, and follow the sun.” –Sandy Gringas
The Power of the Sea
“Why do we love the sea? It is because it has some potent power to make us think things we like to think.” –Robert Henri
Nature’s Simple Treasures
“Every time I stand before a beautiful beach, its waves seem to whisper to me: If you choose the simple things and find joy in nature’s simple treasures, life and living need not be so hard.” –Psyche Roxas-Mendoza
Tied to the Ocean
“We are tied to the ocean. And when we go back to the sea, whether it is to sail or to watch – we are going back from whence we came.” –John F. Kennedy
Embracing Solitude
“To go out with the setting sun on an empty beach is to truly embrace your solitude.” –Jeanne Moreau
Young at Heart
“Don’t grow up too quickly, lest you forget how much you love the beach.” –Michelle Held
Ocean Memories Linger On
“Our memories of the ocean will linger on, long after our footprints in the sand are gone.” –Anonymous
On Beach Time
“Isn’t it strange, the way time moves? I could stand here and watch the sea crash beneath me for hours and it would feel like only minutes had passed.” –Sjana Elise Earp
Worth a Thousand Words
“A walk on the beach is worth a thousand words.” –Anonymous
A Cool, Quieting Thought
“I could never stay long enough on the shore; the tang of the untainted, fresh, and free sea air was like a cool, quieting thought.”” –Helen Keller
The Dreams of Time
“Ocean is more ancient than the mountains, and freighted with the memories and the dreams of time.” –H.P. Lovecraft
Life by the Sea
“Those who live by the sea can hardly form a single thought of which the sea would not be part.” –Hermann Broch
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