We might be night owls at heart, but as often as we can manage we’ll be up for sunrise, and it never disappoints. The fact we catch many more sunsets than sunrises only makes the sunrises we do watch extra special. From mountains tops, to beaches, to our home town of Sydney, it doesn’t matter where we head, just starting your day with something as magical as sunrise, really sets you off on the right foot.
We’ve put together the best sunrise quotes to help give deeper meaning to those beautiful Instagram pics.
85 Inspiring Sunrise Captions for Instagram
“Dance when the sun comes up.”
- A.D. Posey
“A sunrise is God’s way of saying, ‘Let’s start again.”
- Todd Stocker
“Nature unfolds her treasure at the first ray of sunrise.”
- Kishore Bansal
“Every day a million miracles begin at sunrise!”
– Eric Jerome Dickey
"It was sunsets that taught me that beauty sometimes only lasts for a couple of moments, and it was sunrises that showed me that all it takes is patience to experience it all over again."
- A.J. Lawless
“May every sunrise hold more promise and every sunset hold more peace.”
– Umair Siddiqui
“Just like the days, no two sunrises are ever the same.”
- Jonathan P Lamas
“Climb up on some hill at sunrise. Everybody needs perspective once in a while, and you’ll find it there.”
- Robb Sagendorph
“We can only appreciate the miracle of a sunrise if we have waited in the darkness.”
- Sapna Reddy
“The sun will rise and set regardless. What we choose to do with the light while it’s here is up to us. Journey wisely.”
- Alexandra Elle
“There was never a night or a problem that could defeat sunrise or hope”
- Bernard Williams
"Opportunities are like sunrises. If you wait too long, you miss them.”
- William Arthur Ward
“The secret to a good morning is to watch the sunrise with an open heart.”
- Anthony T. Hincks
“I love that this morning’s sunrise does not define itself by last night’s sunset.”
- Steve Maraboli
“There’s always a sunrise and always a sunset and it’s up to you to choose to be there for it.”
- Cheryl Strayed
“We need to be reminded sometimes that a sunrise lasts but a few minutes. But its beauty can burn in our hearts eternally.”
- R. A. Salvatore
“What I know for sure is that every sunrise is like a new page, a chance to right ourselves and receive each day in all its glory. Each day is a wonder.'“
- Oprah Winfrey
“Sunrise looks spectacular in the nature; sunrise looks spectacular in the photos; sunrise looks spectacular in our dreams; sunrise looks spectacular in the paintings, because it really is spectacular!”
- Mehmet Murat Ildan
“Rest but never quit. Even the sun has a sinking spell each evening. But it always rises the next morning. At sunrise, every soul is born again.”
- Muhammad Ali
“If you are in a beautiful place where you can enjoy sunrise and sunset, then you are living like a lord.”
- Nathan Phillips
“Sunrise is the reminder that we can start a new beginning from anywhere.”
- Rupal Asodaria
“Every sunrise is a blessing, it’s an opportunity to learn something new and to create something that can benefit others. It also gives a chance to make amends. Use it wisely before sunset.”
- Euginia Herlihy
“Wake late, win late.”
- Amit Kalantri
“The darkness is at its deepest. Just before the sunrise.”
- Voltaire
“Next time a sunrise steals your breath or a meadow of flowers leaves you speechless, remain that way.”
- Max Lucado
“Whether sunrise or sunset, it heralds a new opportunity to dream...”
- Virginia Alison
“Let the Morning Sky shade be your favourite colour!”
- Somya Kedia
“It’s a new day. Yesterday’s failure is redeemed at the sunrise”
- Todd Stocker
“Every sunrise is an invitation for us to arise and brighten someone’s day.”
- Jhiess Krieg
“There’s always a story. It’s all stories, really. The sun coming up every day is a story.”
- Terry Pratchett
“There's a sunrise and a sunset every single day, and they're absolutely free. Don't miss so many of them.“
- Jo Walton
“Don’t you feel you get value for your day if you’ve actually watched the sun rise?”
- AJ Vosse
“…..what better motivation are you looking for in the morning than the incredible motivation of the morning sunrise?”
- Mehmet Murat Ildan
“Not everyone was privileged to see another sunrise like you did, so before you start complaining; remember that the breath of life, is not for sale.”
- Gift Gugu Mona
“Let every sunrise adorn your mind with the power of hope. Let it paint your life with the colors of the morning sky.”
- Debasish Mridha
“Every sunrise begins with new eyes.”
- Richie Norton
“One grateful thought is a ray of sunshine. A hundred such thoughts paint a sunrise. A thousand will rival the glaring sky at noonday – for gratitude is light against the darkness.”
- Richelle E. Goodrich
“A night can never defeat the sunrise.”
- Sumit Sharma
“The breeze at dawn has secrets to tell you. Don’t go back to sleep.”
- Rumi
“The grand show is eternal. It is always sunrise somewhere; the dew is never dried all at once; a shower is forever falling; vapor is ever rising. Eternal sunrise, eternal dawn and gloaming, on sea and continents and islands, each in its turn, as the round.”
- John Muir
“Nature unfolds her treasure at the first ray of sunrise.”
- Kishore Bansal
“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.”
- Gena Amole
“While chasing the moon that was about to set, she missed the sunrise.”
- Akshay Vasu
“Every sunrise is a new page of the book of your life, don't let it stay blank.”
- Jaume Puig Costa-Jussa
“Every morning is a revolution against the darkness!”
- Mehmet Murat Ildan
“That time of day when the sun hasn’t come up yet, but you can already feel it coming. It’s an elusive warmth, like a subtle promise whispered in your ear and you can go on with your day knowing you’ve been given another chance to get it right.”
- Cassia Leo
“I wanted everybody to see a sunrise and be knocked out by the miracle of it, the world being created every morning.”
- Mordicai Gerstein
“Everyone should experience a sunrise at least once a day.”
- Phil Dunphy
“If you want to be reminded of the love of the Lord, just watch the sunrise.”
- Jeannette Walls
“The most beautiful sunset is when you have it with your beloved one and the most beautiful sunrise is quite the same.”
- Galina Nelson
‘Let the Morning Rise with Your Smile!’
- Somya Kedia
“Each time I see a beautiful sunset or sunrise, I have to pinch myself because I can’t believe that I’m awake and not dreaming.”
- Anthony T. Hincks
“I love sunrises. They always signify something new and something beautiful. The darkness fading away.”
- Michelle N. Onuorah
“A faint blush below the horizon, as the first kiss from the Sun wakes the Earth from its slumber.”
- Meeta Ahluwalia
“We wanderers, ever seeking the lonelier way, begin no day where we have ended another day; and no sunrise finds us where sunset left us.”
- Khalil Gibran
“Every sunrise is a poem written on the earth with words of light, warmth, and love.”
- Debasish Mridha
“The sky takes on shades of orange during sunrise and sunset, the colour that gives you hope that the sun will set only to rise again.”
- Ram Charan
“Just as the sun rises, a fresh start begins. We all have a choice. Will you make the best of it?”
- Jacqueline Cooper
”The sunrise is always a source of morale for human beings; in the days when the world experiences global disasters, sunrise becomes almost an angel”
- Mehmet Murat Ildan
“A sunrise or sunset can be ablaze with brilliance and arouse all the passion, all the yearning, in the soul of the beholder.”
- Mary Balogh
‘At every sunrise, I renounce the doubts of night and greet the new day of a most precious delusion.”
- Czeslaw Milosz
”O, Sunlight! The most precious gold to be found on Earth.”
- Roman Payne
“For one minute, walk outside, stand there, in silence, look up at the sky, and contemplate how amazing life is.”
- Rhonda Byrne
“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
“At sunrise, the blue sky paints herself with gold colors and joyfully dances to the music of a morning breeze.”
- Debasish Mridha
“Every sunrise gives you a new beginning and a new ending. Let this morning be a new beginning to a better relationship and a new ending to the bad memories. It’s an opportunity to enjoy life, breathe freely, think and love. Be grateful for this beautiful day.”
- Norton Juster
“He who kisses joy as it flies by will live in eternity’s sunrise.”
- William Blake
“Even the darkest night will end and the sun will rise.”
- Victor Hugo
“You only get one sunrise and one sunset a day, and you only get so many days on the planet. A good photographer does the math and doesn't waste either.”
- Galen Rowell
“There is always a big commotion on the beauty of sunsets, but what about the beginning of the day? The arrival of daylight. Happiness in the form of invisible warmth beaming upon us. Sunrise.”
- A.M.L.
“Smile my boy, it’s sunrise”.
- Robin McLaurin Williams
“The charm of golden sunrise and sunset does not depend on you, it reflects on you…only if you allow it. So does fleeting moments of joy”
- Val Uchendu
“There is always a way and always hope in the next sunrise, and in the next second, and in the next minute.”
- Ziggy Marley
“I like that time is marked by each sunrise and sunset whether or not you actually see it.”
- Catherine Opie
“Sunrise – a time when all truths are still clean and enviable.”
- Carew Papritz
“Listen to the wind blow, watch the sun rise.”
- Fleetwood Mac
“If I missed the sunrise of this day and if I let the sunset slip by unnoticed, I might ask if what captured my attention this day was worth the loss of this day because I can’t think of anything that’s that important.”
- Craig D. Lounsbrough
“For the mind disturbed, the still beauty of dawn is nature’s finest balm.”
- Edwin Way Teale
“I hope you realize that every day is a fresh start for you. That every sunrise is a new chapter in your life waiting to be written.”
- Juansen Dizon
“Thank you is what each and everyone of us should say when we see either a sunrise or sunset. And when we do that, maybe, just maybe the world will start to become a better place.”
- Anthony T. Hincks
“Night never had the last word. The dawn is always invincible.”
- Hugh B. Brown
“Read a nice poem or watch the sunrise, both are the same thing!”
- Mehmet Murat Ildan
“The morning steals upon the night, Melting the darkness.”
- William Shakespeare
“A sunrise or sunset can be ablaze with brilliance and arouse all the passion, all the yearning, in the soul of the beholder.”
- Mary Balogh
“A faint blush below the horizon, as the first kiss from the Sun wakes the Earth from its slumber.”
- Meeta Ahluwalia
“Sad soul, take comfort, nor forget that sunrise never failed us yet.”
- Celia Thaxter
“Let the beauty of sunrise keep your heart warm.”
- Lailah Gifty Akita
“Get outside. Watch the sunrise. Watch the sunset. How does that make you feel? Does it make you feel big or tiny? Because there’s something good about feeling both.“
- Amy Grant
