Have you ever looked up at the moon and felt inspired? If so, you’re not alone. The moon has been a source of inspiration for centuries. Here are some of our favorite moon quotes to help you get motivated and inspired.
Note: This blog post is part of a series on entrepreneurship tips.
The best moon quotes
1. Tonight I miss you like the sky misses his moon — a delicate epiphany growing on grass. I serenade the breeze into dancing a cha cha cha
2. So I walked away and left him standing there in the moonlight–watching over nothing. — F. Scott Fitzgerald
3. ‘but–” yelped Twizbang, ‘Greydor will eat us!’ — Richard Due, The Moon Coin
4. It is scarcely the same thing to put a man on the Moon as to put a bone in your nose. — William A. Henry III, In Defense of Elitism
5. Do not feel sorry for the bad luck of people, because behind everyone’s misery is their own stupidity and laziness. — M.F. Moonzajer
6. Don’t hate your enemies, they don’t even deserve it. — M.F. Moonzajer
7. Many years ago, plunging was discovered when the moon was in two halves–it’s all about dreams, you see — William O’Brien, Peter: A Darkened Fairytale
8. There are enough reasons to live your life happily rather than sacrificing it for a lie. — M.F. Moonzajer
9. Nightmare and dream both are not real, but I do always love my nightmare; because it offers me gratitude while the latter makes me disappointed. — M.F. Moonzajer
10. Ignore the loneliness, enjoy your presence. — M.F. Moonzajer, A moment with God ; Poetry
11. I may be lost, but I’m traveling the right way. — Melody Lee, Moon Gypsy
12. Reading, writing, eating and sleeping; either makes you crazy or scholar. — M.F. Moonzajer
13. Everyone loves to walk in the footprints of successful people, even without understanding whom footprints they walk in — M.F. Moonzajer, LOVE, HATRED AND MADNESS
14. The United States now sleeps under a Soviet moon — Nikita Khrushchev
15. Men will not save women for nothing, but themselves. Women have to save themselves. — M.F. Moonzajer, LOVE, HATRED AND MADNESS
16. Yesterday we were able to understand more than what we read; but today, we read more than what we can understand. — M.F. Moonzajer
17. We ran as if to meet the moon. — Robert Frost
18. I watched him with wonder like the stars watch the moon, falling in love with every crescent, dark side, and dream. — Piper Payne, White Lies
19. I don’t know about black or white magic I just know one type and that is your magic. — M.F. Moonzajer
20. My Salome is a mystic the sister of Salammbô a Saint Thérèse who worships the moon. — Oscar Wilde
21. They who meet on an April night are forever lost in love, if there’s moonlight all about and there’s no moon above. — Yip Harburg
22. I trembled, and my heart failed within me; when, on looking up, I saw, by the light of the moon, the daemon at the casement. — Mary Shelley
23. You can make it if you try. Don’t give up or quit the fight. If you believe, you will see, you can do it. — Robert Karl Hanson, Bluey and the Great Spirit Moon
24. There are times, Kruppe murmurs, when celibacy born of sad deprivation becomes a boon, nay, a source of great relief. — Steven Erikson, Gardens of the Moon
25. Out here, the open night is my church, the trees are my congregation, the stars are my angels and the moon is the only god that I know. — A.P. Sweet, dead, but dreaming
26. The moon, right now, is even bigger than my love for it. — Scott Stabile
27. I did apply for more than 200 scholarships and finally I got one, but you are telling me now ‘God gave it to me!’ Don’t you think you are too stupid? — M.F. Moonzajer, LOVE, HATRED AND MADNESS
28. With the warmth of an alien sun on his back, Jacob took a deep breath at the door and knocked. — Sharon Sant, The Young Moon
29. If the United Nations wants to do something to be remembered forever, I guess that would be freeing people from insanity of religion. — M.F. Moonzajer
30. I cannot squeeze the stars — but I can squeeze my mind to feel the moon compressed.
31. I have seen the movement of the sinews of the sky, And the blood coursing in the veins of the moon. — Muhammad Iqbal
32. I wonder how they convince their conscience believing in myths and fallacious stories. — M.F. Moonzajer
33. Obedience, forgiveness, and devotion are in the blood of every victim. — M.F. Moonzajer, LOVE, HATRED AND MADNESS
34. You will never know the moon or stars, unless you breathe in their solar system and inspect it from many diverse vantage points as possible. — Shannon L. Alder
35. Time was a film run backward. Suns fled and ten million moons fled after them. — Ray Bradbury
36. She’s a dark–eyed, red flame, bohemian hurricane. — Melody Lee, Moon Gypsy
37. If there’s anything more mortifying than being famous at 14, it’s being washed up right after. — Moon Unit Zappa
38. The true sovereign is not the American president nor the English king, but the Lord of the Second Advent. — Sun Myung Moon
39. And when our bodies rise again, they will be wildflowers, then rabbits, then wolves singing a perfect love to the beautiful, meaningless moon. — Philip Appleman
40. So she sat on the porch and watched the moon rise. Soon its amber fluid was drenching the earth, and quenching the thirst of the day. — Zora Neale Hurston
41. Adolescence is like having only enough light to see the step directly in front of you. — Sarah Addison Allen, The Girl Who Chased the Moon
42. Whenever I write a paragraph in English, I first check it with the Google Translator, and most often it says no language detected. — M.F. Moonzajer, LOVE, HATRED AND MADNESS
43. Falling in love should be the easiest thing in the world, but it’s not. — Rachel Hawthorne, Full Moon
44. Every morning when I wake up, I kiss her forehead as symbol of gratitude and appreciation and she repays me back with a lovely smile. — M.F. Moonzajer, A moment with God ; Poetry
45. While you were busy working on your ego, she was busy working on her soul. — Melody Lee, Moon Gypsy
46. Live like the season is ending and the birds are leaving, fight against the winds of the fall like the last leave. — M.F. Moonzajer, LOVE, HATRED AND MADNESS
47. I have been blessed with luck, talent and opportunities, now it is my duty to add the hardworking element. — M.F. Moonzajer
48. Put your thoughts to sleep, do not let them cast a shadow over the moon of your heart. Let go of thinking. — Rumi
49. You love her for a life time and still you are a stranger. — M.F. Moonzajer
50. We are all just humans trying to survive in this crazy world, in the spaces between birth and death. — Melody Lee, Moon Gypsy
Conclusion
In conclusion, the moon has captivated and mystified us for centuries, inspiring many different quotes and stories. From the ancient Greeks and Romans to modern day poets and philosophers, the moon has been a source of great inspiration for many. Whether you’re looking for a bit of inspiration or simply admire the beauty of the night sky, these quotes about the moon are sure to give you a boost of motivation.