Autumn asks that we prepare for the future—that we be wise in the ways of garnering and keeping. But it also asks that we learn to let go—to acknowledge the beauty of sparseness. ~ Bonaro W. Overstreet

Autumn rain, autumn wind, they make one die of sorrow. ~ Qiu Jin

Autumn's the mellow time. ~ William Allingham, The Winter Pear

All those golden autumn days the sky was full of wings. Wings beating low over the blue water of Silver Lake, wings beating high in the blue air far above it . . . bearing them all away to the green fields in the South. ~ Laura Ingalls Wilder

Contentment is not a luxury if it is temporary and rejuvenating. Otherwise, it is suspect. The time for longer, more everlasting contentment is in the autumn of our lives. ~ Albert Emerson Unaterra

Autumn arrives in the early morning, but spring at the close of a winter day. ~ Elizabeth Bowen

Autumn is a season followed immediately by looking forward to spring. ~ Doug Larson

Autumn wins you best by this, its mute/Appeal to sympathy for its decay. ~ Robert Browning

Autumn.. the year's last, loveliest smile. ~ William Cullen Bryant

Climb the mountains and get their good tidings. Nature's peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees. The winds will blow their own freshness into you, and the storms their energy, while cares will drop off like autumn leaves. ~ John Muir

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