When in the fresh mornings I go into
my garden before anyone is awake,
I go for the time being into perfect happiness.
~ Cecilia Thaxter
You can only come to the morning through the shadows
~ J.R.R. Tolkien
I'll tell you how the sun rose a ribbon at a time
~ Emily Dickinson
Through the blackest night,
morning gently tiptoes,
feeling its way to dawn
~ Robert Brault
The sun is but a morning star
~ Henry David Thoreau
Whether I retire to bed early or late,
I rise with the sun
~ Thomas Jefferson
The day shall not be up so soon as I,
to try the fair adventure of tomorrow
~ William Shakespeare
Lose an hour in the morning
and you will be all day hunting for it
~ Richard Whately
Next to temperance, a quiet conscience, a cheerful mind and active habits,
I place early rising as a means of health and happiness
~ Flint
When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege
it is to be alive - to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love
~ Marcus Aurelius
The breeze at dawn has secrets to tell you -
Don't go back to sleep...
~ Rumi