Welcome to our collection of May quotes, where we celebrate the arrival of this beautiful spring month with words that capture its essence. May is a time of renewal and rebirth, as nature comes to life with vibrant colors and fragrant blossoms. It’s a month filled with hope, anticipation, and the promise of warmer days ahead. Whether you’re looking for inspiration, a thoughtful message to share with loved ones, or simply some words to reflect upon, you’ve come to the right place.
Below, you’ll find a curated selection of May quotes that encapsulate the spirit of this enchanting month. Feel free to use these quotes in various ways – from copying and pasting them into your messages or social media posts to adding them to images and enhancing them with stylish fonts. May these quotes serve as a source of inspiration and a reminder of the beauty that surrounds us in May. Enjoy exploring the sentiments and wisdom that this wonderful month has to offer!
Wars may be fought with weapons, but they are won by men. It is the spirit of men who follow and of the man who leads that gains the victory. George S. Patton
There may be times when we are powerless to prevent injustice, but there must never be a time when we fail to protest. Elie Wiesel
We may encounter many defeats but we must not be defeated. Maya Angelou
There may be a great fire in our hearts, yet no one ever comes to warm himself at it, and the passers-by see only a wisp of smoke. Vincent Van Gogh
A friend may well be reckoned the masterpiece of nature. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Knowledge comes, but wisdom lingers. It may not be difficult to store up in the mind a vast quantity of facts within a comparatively short time, but the ability to form judgments requires the severe discipline of hard work and the tempering heat of experience and maturity. Calvin Coolidge
We shall defend our island, whatever the cost may be, we shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender. Winston Churchill
Whatever you do may seem insignificant to you, but it is most important that you do it. Mahatma Gandhi
Morality is not the doctrine of how we may make ourselves happy, but how we may make ourselves worthy of happiness. Immanuel Kant
The soul that sees beauty may sometimes walk alone. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
May you live all the days of your life. Jonathan Swift
Love you will find only where you may show yourself weak without provoking strength. Theodor W. Adorno
Where we love is home – home that our feet may leave, but not our hearts. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
People may hear your words, but they feel your attitude. John C. Maxwell
They may forget what you said – but they will never forget how you made them feel. Carl W. Buehner
An honest man speaks the truth, though it may give offence; a vain man, in order that it may. William Hazlitt
By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest. Confucius
Action may not always bring happiness; but there is no happiness without action. Benjamin Disraeli
I may be dumb, but I’m not stupid. Terry Bradshaw
I will not follow where the path may lead, but I will go where there is no path, and I will leave a trail. Muriel Strode
He that has eyes to see and ears to hear may convince himself that no mortal can keep a secret. If his lips are silent, he chatters with his fingertips; betrayal oozes out of him at every pore. Sigmund Freud
Over every mountain there is a path, although it may not be seen from the valley. Theodore Roethke
In war, whichever side may call itself the victor, there are no winners, but all are losers. Neville Chamberlain
Still round the corner there may wait, A new road or a secret gate. J. R. R. Tolkien
I have always believed, and I still believe, that whatever good or bad fortune may come our way we can always give it meaning and transform it into something of value. Hermann Hesse
We make war that we may live in peace. Aristotle
Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in, where nature may heal and give strength to body and soul. John Muir
An armed society is a polite society. Manners are good when one may have to back up his acts with his life. Robert A. Heinlein
If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading. Lao Tzu
Aim for the moon. If you miss, you may hit a star. W. Clement Stone
If the freedom of speech is taken away then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter. George Washington
He that fights and runs away, May turn and fight another day; But he that is in battle slain, Will never rise to fight again. Tacitus
You may not always have a comfortable life and you will not always be able to solve all of the world’s problems at once but don’t ever underestimate the importance you can have because history has shown us that courage can be contagious and hope can take on a life of its own. Michelle Obama
It never troubles the wolf how many the sheep may be. Virgil
A failure is not always a mistake, it may simply be the best one can do under the circumstances. The real mistake is to stop trying. B. F. Skinner
The danger of the past was that men became slaves. The danger of the future is that men may become robots. Erich Fromm
You may all go to Hell, and I will go to Texas. Davy Crockett
If you look for truth, you may find comfort in the end; if you look for comfort you will not get either comfort or truth only soft soap and wishful thinking to begin, and in the end, despair. C. S. Lewis
Our uniqueness, our individuality, and our life experience molds us into fascinating beings. I hope we can embrace that. I pray we may all challenge ourselves to delve into the deepest resources of our hearts to cultivate an atmosphere of understanding, acceptance, tolerance, and compassion. We are all in this life together. Linda Thompson
Be willing to be uncomfortable. Be comfortable being uncomfortable. It may get tough, but it’s a small price to pay for living a dream. Peter McWilliams
No matter what you’re going through, there’s a light at the end of the tunnel and it may seem hard to get to it but you can do it and just keep working towards it and you’ll find the positive side of things. Demi Lovato
Indecision may or may not be my problem. Jimmy Buffett
I’ve learned that fear limits you and your vision. It serves as blinders to what may be just a few steps down the road for you. The journey is valuable, but believing in your talents, your abilities, and your self-worth can empower you to walk down an even brighter path. Transforming fear into freedom – how great is that? Soledad O’Brien
If there must be trouble, let it be in my day, that my child may have peace. Thomas Paine
A man’s character may be learned from the adjectives which he habitually uses in conversation. Mark Twain
Do not wait; the time will never be ‘just right.’ Start where you stand, and work with whatever tools you may have at your command, and better tools will be found as you go along. George Herbert
By prevailing over all obstacles and distractions, one may unfailingly arrive at his chosen goal or destination. Christopher Columbus
May we think of freedom, not as the right to do as we please, but as the opportunity to do what is right. Peter Marshall
Pain is temporary. It may last a minute, or an hour, or a day, or a year, but eventually it will subside and something else will take its place. If I quit, however, it lasts forever. Lance Armstrong
By working faithfully eight hours a day you may eventually get to be boss and work twelve hours a day. Robert Frost
Laziness may appear attractive, but work gives satisfaction. Anne Frank
There are no morals in politics; there is only expedience. A scoundrel may be of use to us just because he is a scoundrel. Vladimir Lenin
Knowledge is power. Information is power. The secreting or hoarding of knowledge or information may be an act of tyranny camouflaged as humility. Robin Morgan
Liberty may be endangered by the abuse of liberty, but also by the abuse of power. James Madison
We are fast approaching the stage of the ultimate inversion: the stage where the government is free to do anything it pleases, while the citizens may act only by permission; which is the stage of the darkest periods of human history, the stage of rule by brute force. Ayn Rand
Do something wonderful, people may imitate it. Albert Schweitzer
Lord, grant that I may always desire more than I can accomplish. Michelangelo
Everything has its wonders, even darkness and silence, and I learn, whatever state I may be in, therein to be content. Helen Keller
If I am not, may God put me there; and if I am, may God so keep me. Joan of Arc
While it may seem small, the ripple effects of small things is extraordinary. Matt Bevin
From a small seed a mighty trunk may grow. Aeschylus
No one saves us but ourselves. No one can and no one may. We ourselves must walk the path. Buddha
May you live as long as you want and not want as long as you live. Tom Hanks
We may not all be equally guilty. But we are all equally responsible for building a decent and just society. Ruby Bridges
We might possess every technological resource… but if our language is inadequate, our vision remains formless, our thinking and feeling are still running in the old cycles, our process may be ‘revolutionary’ but not transformative. Adrienne Rich
No one can live without relationship. You may withdraw into the mountains, become a monk, a sannyasi, wander off into the desert by yourself, but you are related. You cannot escape from that absolute fact. You cannot exist in isolation. Jiddu Krishnamurti
The path from dreams to success does exist. May you have the vision to find it, the courage to get on to it, and the perseverance to follow it. Kalpana Chawla
You may have to fight a battle more than once to win it. Margaret Thatcher
From a little spark may burst a flame. Dante Alighieri
We may achieve climate, but weather is thrust upon us. O. Henry
You may be deceived if you trust too much, but you will live in torment if you don’t trust enough. Frank Crane
What makes a child gifted and talented may not always be good grades in school, but a different way of looking at the world and learning. Chuck Grassley
Texas has yet to learn submission to any oppression, come from what source it may. Sam Houston
Defeat may serve as well as victory to shake the soul and let the glory out. Edwin Markham
The opposite of a fact is falsehood, but the opposite of one profound truth may very well be another profound truth. Niels Bohr
The theory of Communism may be summed up in one sentence: Abolish all private property. Karl Marx
However difficult life may seem, there is always something you can do and succeed at. Stephen Hawking
May the forces of evil become confused on the way to your house. George Carlin
You may have a fresh start any moment you choose, for this thing that we call ‘failure’ is not the falling down, but the staying down. Mary Pickford
You may delay, but time will not. Benjamin Franklin
We all have life storms, and when we get the rough times and we recover from them, we should celebrate that we got through it. No matter how bad it may seem, there’s always something beautiful that you can find. Mattie Stepanek
He that takes truth for his guide, and duty for his end, may safely trust to God’s providence to lead him aright. Blaise Pascal
Death may be the greatest of all human blessings. Socrates
Never give up, and be confident in what you do. There may be tough times, but the difficulties which you face will make you more determined to achieve your objectives and to win against all the odds. Marta
Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passions, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence. John Adams
Happiness is a butterfly, which when pursued, is always just beyond your grasp, but which, if you will sit down quietly, may alight upon you. Nathaniel Hawthorne
The ability to simplify means to eliminate the unnecessary so that the necessary may speak. Hans Hofmann
However good a Constitution may be, if those who are implementing it are not good, it will prove to be bad. However bad a Constitution may be, if those implementing it are good, it will prove to be good. B. R. Ambedkar
When you reach for the stars you may not quite get one, but you won’t come up with a handful of mud either. Leo Burnett
You’re beautiful, like a May fly. Ernest Hemingway
We know what we are, but know not what we may be. William Shakespeare
All the adversity I’ve had in my life, all my troubles and obstacles, have strengthened me… You may not realize it when it happens, but a kick in the teeth may be the best thing in the world for you. Walt Disney
We may have all come on different ships, but we’re in the same boat now. Martin Luther King, Jr.
The worst thing that happens to you may be the best thing for you if you don’t let it get the best of you. Will Rogers
It is not what a lawyer tells me I may do; but what humanity, reason, and justice tell me I ought to do. Edmund Burke
Too long a sacrifice can make a stone of the heart. O when may it suffice? William Butler Yeats
I do not know what I may appear to the world, but to myself I seem to have been only like a boy playing on the seashore, and diverting myself in now and then finding a smoother pebble or a prettier shell than ordinary, whilst the great ocean of truth lay all undiscovered before me. Isaac Newton
Great ambition is the passion of a great character. Those endowed with it may perform very good or very bad acts. All depends on the principles which direct them. Napoleon Bonaparte
A little more persistence, a little more effort, and what seemed hopeless failure may turn to glorious success. Elbert Hubbard
Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less. Marie Curie