80 Quotes About Sunshine For Motivation, Instagram + Pinterest

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Looking for quotes about sunshine to brighten up your day, keep you motivated or to use as a greeting message?

This guide includes a variety of messages such as quotes about morning sunshine, sunshine quotes for him and her, and even funny ones!

If you are active on social media, the following can also be used as Instagram captions about sunshine.

Are you an active pinner? We’ve also included sunshine quotes for Pinterest with pins so you can hover over and save them to your motivational quotes board. Enjoy!

Quotes About Sunshine

“Some people are so much sunshine to the square inch.” – Walt Whitman

“It’s the artist’s business to create sunshine when the sun falls.” – Romain Rolland

“Kindness is the sunshine in which virtue grows.” – Robert Green Ingersoll

Text Kindness is sunshine which virtue grows. Image of two girls laughing in light sun

“Faith is the virtue of the storm, just as the happiness is the virtue of sunshine.” – Ruth Fulton Benedict

“But once in a while, you pick the right thing, the exact best thing. Every day, the moment you open your eyes and pull off your blankets, that’s what you hope for. The sunshine on your face, warm enough to make you heart sing.” ― Sarah Ockler, Bittersweet

Sunlight Quotes

“O, Sunlight! The most precious gold to be found on Earth.” ― Roman Payne

Text O, Sunlight! The most precious gold to be found on Earth. Image ocean with sunset

“I used to cover my windows in heavy curtains, never drawn. Now I danced in the sunlight on my hardwood floors.” ― Kimberly Novosel, Loved

Text I used to cover my windows in heavy curtains, never drawn. Now I danced in the sunlight on my hardwood floors. Image of field in sun

“Some old fashioned things like fresh air and sunshine are hard to beat.” – Laura Ingalls Wilder

Text Some old fashioned things like fresh air and sunshine are hard to beat. Image of mountain with sunrise

“Bring sunshine into the place you enter.” – Latika Teotia

Text Bring sunshine into the place you enter. Image shadow on woman in sun

Sunny Day Quotes

“Don’t let the shadows of yesterday spoil the sunshine of tomorrow. Live for today.” – Nandina Morris

“And so with the sunshine and the great bursts of leaves growing on the trees, just as things grow in fast movies, I had that familiar conviction that life was beginning over again with the summer.” – F. Scott Fitzgerald

“There is sunshine in my soul today.” – Unknown

Text There is sunshine in my soul today. Image sunset on ocean

Sunshine Captions

“Just living is not enough… One must have sunshine, freedom, and a little flower.” – Hans Christian Andersen

Text Just living is not enough... One must have sunshine, freedom, and a little flower. Image blue sky and sunflower

“A meal without wine is like a day without sunshine, except that on a day without sunshine you can still get drunk.” – Lee Entrekin

“A light wind swept over the corn, and all nature laughed in the sunshine.” – Anne Bronte

Text A light wind swept over the corn, and all nature laughed in the sunshine. Image cornfield

Good Morning Sunshine Quotes

“Opportunities are like sunrises. If you wait too long, you miss them.” – William Arthur Ward

Text Opportunities are like sunrises. If you wait too long, you miss them. Image woman throwing hat in air in field.

“The sunrise, of course, doesn’t care if we watch it or not. It will keep on being beautiful, even if no one bothers to look at it.” – Gene Amole

Text The sunrise, of course, doesn't care if we watch it or not. It will keep on being beautiful, even if no one bothers to look at it. Image deep pink sunset

“It’s so easy to be grateful for a flower, for a bug, for a beautiful day.” – Louie Schwartzberg

Text It's so easy to be grateful for a flower, for a bug, for a beautiful day. Image shadow on woman at sunset holding light

Be Your Own Sunshine Quotes

“Wherever you go, no matter what the weather, always bring your own sunshine.” – Anthony J. D’Angelo

Text Wherever you go, no matter what the weather, always bring your own sunshine. Image sunflower field

“Keep your face towards the sunshine – and the shadows will fall behind you.” – Walt Whitman

Text Keep your face towards the sunshine - and the shadows will fall behind you. Image woman surfer

“A compliment is verbal sunshine.” – Robert Orben –

Text A compliment is verbal sunshine. Image three women smiling

“To be happy, you must be your own sunshine.” – C.E. Jerningham

Sunshine Quotes for Her

“Keep your face to the sun and you will never see the shadows.” – Helen Keller

Text Keep your face to the sun and you will never see the shadow. Image of women on sun towel

“May sunshine surround you each new day. And may smiles and love never be far away.” – Catherine Pulsifer

“Anything is possible with sunshine and a little pink.” – Lilly Pulitzer

Text Anything is possible with sunshine and a little pink. Image cactus with pink background

Winter Sunshine Quotes

“A cloudy day is no match for a sunny disposition.” – William Arthur Ward

“If you want to shine like a sun, first burn like a sun.” – A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

“Sunshine cannot bleach the snow, Nor time unmake what poets know.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face.” – Victor Hugo

Text Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face. Image smiling Black woman

Sunshine after the Rain Quotes

“Love comforteth like sunshine after rain.” – William Shakespeare

“The greater your storm, the brighter your rainbow.” – Unknown

“After the rain, the sun will reappear. There is life. After the pain, the joy will still be here.” – Walt Disney

Text After the rain, the sun will reappear. There is life. After the pain, the joy will still be here. Image of tiny umbrella, clouds, and rain boots

Spreading Sunshine Quotes

“The sun,–the bright sun, that brings back, not light alone, but new life, and hope, and freshness to man–burst upon the crowded city in clear and radiant glory. Through costly-coloured glass and paper-mended window, through cathedral dome and rotten crevice, it shed its equal ray.” ― Charles Dickens in Oliver Twist

“We have been friends together in sunshine and in shade” – Caroline Norton

“Those who bring sunshine into the lives of others cannot keep it from themselves.” – James M. Barrie

Text Those who bring sunshine into the lives of others cannot keep it from themselves. Image of cactus with blue background

Hello Sunshine Quotes

“Let there be sunshine in your soul today!” – Unknown

“Hello, sunshine! Rise and shine!” – Unknown

“In a sunshine state of mind!” – Unknown

Text In a sunshine state of mind. Image of palm trees.

Hot Sunny Day Quotes

“Live in the sunshine, swim the sea, drink the wild air. “- Ralph Waldo Emerson

Text Live in the sunshine, swim the sea, drink the wild air. Image of sunset

“Make hay while the sun shines.” – Miguel de Cervantes

“Girls just wanna have SUN!” – Unknown

Text Girls just wanna have SUN. Image holding watermelon float

Happy Sunshine Quotes

“Look at the sunny side of everything.” – Christian D. Larson

Text Look at the sunny side of everything. Image blue background with daisy

“A good laugh is sunshine in the house.” – William Makepeace Thackerayrain

Text A good laugh is sunshine in the house. Image of candy floss sunset

“Whisky is liquid sunshine.” ― George Bernard Shaw

Text Whisky is liquid sunshine. Woman looking at lens holding whisky glass

Text Whisky is liquid sunshine. Image of whisky

Cute Sunshine Quotes

“Flowers always make people better, happier, and more helpful; they are sunshine, food and medicine to the mind.” ― Luther Burbank

“A day without sunshine is like, you know, night.” – Steve Martin

“Friends are the sunshine of life.” – John Hay

Text Friends are the sunshine of life. Image of three girls holding flowers up to face

Sun Rays through Clouds Quotes

“Don’t confuse your path with the destination. Just because it’s stormy now, it doesn’t mean you are not headed for the sunshine.” – Unknown

“Everything is fine when there is sunshine!” – Unknown

“Clouds come floating into my life, no longer to carry rain or usher storm, but to add color to my sunset sky.” – Rabindranath Tagore

Text Clouds come floating into my life, no longer to carry rain or usher storm, but to add color to my sunset sky.. Image of grey day at beach

Morning Sunshine Quotes

“May you see sunshine where others see shadows and opportunities where others see obstacles.” – Unknown –

“To say goodbye, is to die a little. To say good morning, is a hope for a new sunshine in a cloudy winter.” – Nabil TOUSSI

“May the light of the morning sun shine upon you. May the deepest and sweetest love always find you.” ― Debasish Mridha

Text May the light of the morning sun shine upon you. May the deepest and sweetest love always find you. Image of girls having fun

Be the Sunshine Quotes

“Today, give a stranger one of your smiles. It might be the only sunshine he sees all day.” – H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

Text Today, give a stranger one of your smiles. It might be the only sunshine he sees all day. Image of girl making heart with hands

“When you can’t find the sunshine, be the sunshine.” – Unknown

“Try to be a rainbow in someone’s cloud.” – Maya Angelou

Text Try to be a rainbow in someone's cloud. Image rainbow background colors

Sunlight Through Trees Quotes

“Graciousness is like the sun shining through trees.” – Unknown

“Any patch of sunlight in a wood will show you something about the sun which you could never get from reading books on astronomy. These pure and spontaneous pleasures are ‘patches of Godlight’ in the woods of our experience.” ― C.S. Lewis

“The sun does not shine for a few trees and flowers, but the wide world’s joy.” – Henry Ward Beecher

Text The sun does not shine for a few trees and flowers, but the wide world's joy/ Image of flowers

Quotes About Sunshine And Happiness

“Laughter is a sunbeam of the soul.” – Thomas Mann

“Sunshine and happiness go together like fish and chips!” – Catherine Pulsifer

“A sunny disposition is worth more than a fortune.” – Andrew Carnegie

Text A sunny disposition is worth more than a fortune. Image of yellow face with dollar signs for eyes

Sunshine And Rainbow Quote

“There is nothing more beautiful than a rainbow, but it takes both rain and sunshine to make a rainbow.” – Unknown

“There’s a bright spot in every dark cloud.” – Bruce Beresford

“There is no rainbow without a little rain.” – Unknown

Text There is no rainbow without a little rain. Image of woman's face with rainbow light

Sunlight Quotes About Life

“What sunshine is to flowers, smiles are to humanity. These are but trifles, to be sure; but scattered along life’s pathway, the good they do is inconceivable.” ― Joseph Addison

“Change, like sunshine, can be a friend or a foe, a blessing or a curse, a dawn or a dusk.” – William Arthur Ward

Sunshine And Love Quotes

“A flower cannot blossom without sunshine, and man cannot live without love.” – Max Muller

Text A flower cannot blossom without sunshine, and man cannot live without love. Image orange roses

“To love and be loved is to feel the sun from both sides.” – David Viscott

“You make my wrong right, like the sunshine make my dark bright you up my downside in so many ways. You bring me hope, you make my life roll.” – Unknown

Walking On Sunshine Quotes

“Even when it’s raining, the sunshine is still there.” – Clare Josa

“May you always walk in sunshine. May you never want for more.” – Irish blessing

“May the sunshine of comfort shine through the gloom of despair.” – Irish saying

Text May you always walk in sunshine. May you never want for more. Image of sunset on mountain

Sunshine In Winter Quotes

“Thunderstorms are as much our friends as the sunshine.” ― Criss Jami, Kllosophy

“Look forward, in the direction of sunshine.” – Lailah Gifty Akita

“If you want to see the sunshine, you have to weather the storm.” – Frank Lane

Text If you want to see the sunshine, you have to weather the storm. Image of woman with sun in background

Sunshine On A Rainy Day Quotes

“Never give up. Today is hard, tomorrow will be worse, but the day after tomorrow will be sunshine.” – Jack Ma

“If you spend your whole life waiting for the storm, you’ll never enjoy the sunshine.” – Morris West

“Think of the day alive with sunshine, not the dismal days of rain.” – Robert E. Farley

“If you dance like raindrops, there will always be sunshine.” – Curtis Tyrone Jones

Text If you dance like raindrops, there will always be sunshine. Image of women wearing flowing dress

Funny Sunshine Quotes

“Marriages are like the weather, some rainy, some storms but mostly sunny days.” – Catherine Pulsifer

“He that will enjoy the brightness of sunshine, must quit the coolness of the shade.” – Samuel Johnson

“Humor – The sunshine of the mind.” – Bulwer-Lytton

Text Humor - The sunshine of the mind. Image of woman holding oranges as eyes

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