August

August

August (i/ˈɔːɡʊst/ AW-guust) is the eighth month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian Calendars and one of seven months with a length of 31 days.

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Famous quotes containing the word august:

    “Antipathy, dissimilarity of views, hate, contempt, can accompany true love.”
    —J. August Strindberg (1849–1912)

    “To go by the asters
    and breathe
    the sweetness that hovers
    in August about the tall milkweeds,
    without a direct look ...”
    —Denise Levertov (b. 1923)

    “What an occupation! To sit and flay your fellow men and then offer their skins for sale and expect them to buy them.”
    —J. August Strindberg (1849–1912)