120 Watermelon Quotes to Freshen up for Summer

This collection of watermelon quotes will help you beat the heat and understand the metaphors of life.

Watermelon is a sweet and refreshing fruit often associated with careless summer days. It is also low-calorie and full of nutrients, perfect for people who want a summer body.

The quotes we’ve compiled will not only make you crave this juicy fruit but will also give you some life lessons about its nutritional benefits. If you are interested in this sweet treat, then keep reading below.

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And make sure to check out these strawberry quotes and fruit quotes.

Best Watermelon Quotes

1. “There were happy days with watermelon and sad days of whiskey.” – Lewis Nordan 

2. “Watermelons are smiles of summer.” – Anonymous

3. “When one has tasted watermelon, he knows what the angels eat.” – Mark Twain 

4. “Life is like eating a watermelon. You know you’re going to get some seeds, just spit them out and take another bite.” – Jeff Steinmann

5. “After about 60 days, tiny watermelon fruits appear on the vines. Over the warm summer months, these watermelon fruits grow bigger and bigger.” – Julie Murray 

6. “Watermelon—it’s a good fruit. You eat, you drink, you wash your face.” – Enrico Caruso 

7. “Pick up a sesame seed but lose sight of a watermelon.” – Chinese Proverbs

8. “That’s all right if you’ve got a watermelon. Never let the seeds stop you from enjoying the watermelon.” – Jo Swerling

9. “I am not a watermelon to take me for granted after testing just a bit of my life.” – Anonymous

10. “If you focus on only the seeds in a watermelon, you missed the sweetness of the meat.” – Wally Amos 

11. “It’s watermelon weather, that summer kind of weather when people get together and sing.” – Guy Webster

12. “I just wanna taste it, I just wanna taste it, watermelon sugar high. Tastes like strawberries on a summer evening.” – Harry Styles 

13. “Nowadays, I see people who chew you up and spit you out like a seed from a watermelon and sometimes leave you to rot.” – Rebecca

14. “A watermelon that breaks open by itself tastes better than one cut with a knife.” – Hualing Nieh Engle

15. “Ready to eat all the watermelon this summer.” – Anonymous

Inspiring Quotes That Relate the Watermelon to Life

16. “Life is a slice of watermelon. Never without seeds but sweet ’til the bitter end.” – Anonymous

17. “If people have time and patience, they will be able to count the number of seeds in a watermelon. But not one person can tell you how many watermelons will grow by planting one seed.” – Evelyn Murray Drayton

18. “Two watermelons cannot be held under one arm.” – Turkish Proverb

19. “Life is a watermelon. Pull out the seeds of woe to taste the pulp of joy.” – Sushmitha Sriram Kumar

20. “No matter how the watermelon is shaped, you know it is a watermelon from the outward appearance. Similarly, no matter what color or how the person is shaped, you know it is a human being.” – Evelyn Murray Drayton

21. “I love watermelons, but I believe you got to kill it to eat it.” – Sergeant R. Lee Ermey

22. “With every watermelon you cut, there is an opportunity to cut a distasteful or unappetizing watermelon. Still, this does not keep us from purchasing watermelons.” – Evelyn Murray Drayton

23. “Every part of a watermelon is edible, even the seeds and rinds.” – Katie Potter

24. “Freelance means I can take watermelon breaks, and no one can yell at me.” – Mandy Ashcraft

25. “You remind me of watermelon seeds. So hard to put a finger on, shooting off to escape the slightest pressure, and yet, once firmly secured, you are the source of great enjoyment and even pleasure.” – David Thomasson

26. “All I want is a ravishing watermelon, titillating my tongue beyond the point of no control.” – Nikhil Parekh

27. “The inside of a watermelon should display good, crisp, red flesh. Melons should not be mealy and water-soaked.” – Lonnie T. Lynch

28. “For it’s the sweetheart kissing season, and all the world’s in rhyme when it’s watermelon sweet love telling time.” – Guy Webster

29. “Life is like a good watermelon, sweet and juicy, but you still have to pick out the seeds to enjoy every bit of it.” – Anonymous

30. “It’s a wonderful fantasy, but it’s not real. It’s just watermelon magic.” – Hope Ramsay

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31. “Big watermelon—yes, sweet—yes, luscious—you bet! That was probably the best-tasting watermelon I had ever eaten in my entire life.” – Evelyn Murray Drayton

32. “Watermelon is 92% water and 8% sugar, so it is aptly named and remained among the most refreshing and thirst-quenching fruits of all.” – Eugene A Defelice

33. “Be as cool as a watermelon.” – Anonymous

34. “And what’s more, watermelon needn’t just be enjoyed as a sweet snack. It works well in dozens of recipes, sweet and savory.” – Gordon Rock

35. “Water-ever, I don’t care if you think I love summer too much.” – Anonymous

36. “One of the most adulated fruits at the vendor’s imperiously embellished establishment was the relished watermelon.” – Nikhil Parekh

37. “Tell me you love watermelon without telling me you love watermelon.” – Anonymous

38. “Kids love watermelon, and the addition of a few cherries only makes it better!” – Teresa Kennedy

39. “Watermelon. A delightfully rounded ball of wondrous green exterior that rolled with unparalleled fervor upon any frictionless surface with the tiniest of thrust.” – Nikhil Parekh

40. “Even my slice of watermelon is smiling.” – Anonymous

41. “Eating watermelon is really fun. The juice runs down your face. But it’s even more fun to spit the seeds at your sister!” – Katie Potter

42. “Where there’s watermelon, there are summer vibes.” – Anonymous

43. “Don’t underestimate the humble watermelon. It contains Vitamin A, which is essential for healthy eyes and boosts immunity.” – Gordon Rock

44. “A watermelon slice of heaven.” – Anonymous

45. “Watermelon is the best flavor of anything. You can’t change my mind.” – Anonymous

Watermelon Quotes to Beat the Heat

46. “Watermelon is a tasty treat to beat the heat!” – Anonymous

47. “Smelon like salty hair and ocean air.” – Anonymous

48. “Green Buddhas on the fruit stand. We eat the smile and spit out the teeth.” – Charles Simic

49. “You’re one in a melon.” – Anonymous

50. “What are you all doing to keep cool today? We have very cold watermelon.” – Anonymous

51. “What they forget is that the spirit of soil will turn the seed sapling once more!” – Soujarita D.

52. “Pass the watermelon, please!” – Anonymous

53. “Your annual reminder that the best thing to eat in a heatwave is watermelon! Chill a watermelon until it is ice cold.” – Anonymous

54. “In China and Japan, watermelon is a popular gift to bring to a host.” – Katie Potter

55. “The tastiest watermelon in the entire patch.” – Anonymous

56. “One way to cool down from the heat is to eat a watermelon.” – Anonymous

57. “Those unattractive sounds you make when eating watermelon.” – Anonymous

58. “Oh, to be eating watermelon on a summer day.” – Anonymous

59. “Just looking at this watermelon makes me feel refreshed.” – Anonymous

60. “Tangy watermelon juice is always a good option in summers!” – Anonymous

Quotes That Use Watermelons as Metaphors for Many Different Things

61. “Friends are like melons, shall I tell you why? To find one good, you must a hundred try.” – Claude Mermet

62. “I brutally tore through the skin of the succulent watermelon, I urged myself into the action of devouring blood-red chunks of the fruit.” – Nikhil Parekh

63. “I belonged to the church, and to the party of prohibition, and the villagers thought I died of eating watermelon.” – Edgar Lee Masters

64. “The true Southern watermelon is a boon apart and not to be mentioned with commoner things.” – Mark Twain

65. “You live as much in me as water in watermelon.” – Anonymous

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66. “You can never be melon-choly in the summertime.” – Anonymous

67. “The category is fruit.” – Anonymous

68. “A little watermelon goes a long way.” – Anonymous

69. “Peelin’ pretty great about this summer so far.” – Anonymous

70. “Find me where the watermelon is.” – Anonymous

71. “Do you like your watermelon in slices or cubes?” – Anonymous

72. “Do you know what you call the outside of a watermelon? Rind of.” – Anonymous

73. “Today’s agenda—buy a watermelon, eat a watermelon.” – Anonymous

74. “How to cut a watermelon, featuring me.” – Anonymous

75. “This tan has my melon-in popping.” – Anonymous

76. “Watermelon you doing this summer?” – Anonymous

77. “It’s not a melon-y to love summer as much as I do.” – Anonymous

78. “A slice for you, and a slice for me.” – Anonymous

79. “Beach snack check!” – Anonymous

80. “The refreshing fruit that tastes like a melon bucks.” – Anonymous

Funny Watermelon Quotes and Jokes

81. “Why did one melon break up with the other melon? He didn’t know water problem was.” – Anonymous

82. “Watermelon exists. Why doesn’t earthmelon, firemelon, and airmelon? The Elemelons.” – Anonymous

83. “What was the watermelon’s naughty pick-up line? Want to see my melons?” – Anonymous

84. “What do you call a girl with no arms, no legs, sitting in a watermelon patch? Melanie!” – Anonymous

85. “Did you hear about the watermelon who starred in a telenovela? It was melon-dramatic.” – Anonymous

86. “What will happen in a watermelon’s funeral? The people there will be melon-choly sad.” – Anonymous

87. “‘Onions are the only food that can make you cry.’ That was before I hit him in the face with a watermelon.” – Anonymous

88. “Did you hear about the guy who smashed all those fruits? It was a slaughter melon.” – Anonymous

89. “What did the father cantaloupe say to his son? Watermelon!” – Anonymous

90. “What will a man be called if he has a lot of blusterous felon on his finger? He will be called as water-felon.” – Anonymous

91. “Why are watermelons such good entrepreneurs? They always have seed money.” – Anonymous

92. “What do you call a melon that commits a crime? A water-felon!” – Anonymous

93. “What will happen if the watermelon does not bathe for a couple number of days? It will start smelon!” – Anonymous

94. “How many animals are there in this zoo? There are thousands of animelons in the zoo!” – Anonymous

95. “Why do watermelons take such a long time to make decisions? They’re always melon it over.” – Anonymous

Hilarious Quotes and Puns That Zoom in on Watermelons

96. “What is Bruce Lee‘s favorite fruit? Wataaaaar melooooon?” – Anonymous

97. “What do you call a watermelon that spends all day at the beauty spa? Must be a hot melon.” – Anonymous

98. “So, what do you do with an epileptic watermelon? Simple, you make a seizure salad.” – Anonymous

99. “When life gives you melons, you may have dyslexia.” – Anonymous

100. “What do you call two watermelons that are not allowed to get married? A couple of can’t-elopes.” – Anonymous

101. “Love watermelon with the seeds. It’s fun to spit them at people!” – Anonymous

102. “The teacher asked us in class that if a group of flowers was called a bouquet of flowers, what about watermelons? Yeah, I got sent to the principal’s for answering a-lotter melons.” – Anonymous

103. “I think I’m losing my rind.” – Anonymous

104. “If that’s the case, would it be wrong to say that the unfaithful watermelon had an illegitimate daughter-melon?” – Anonymous

105. “Everything is rind over here.” – Anonymous

Watermelon Quotes and Captions for a Fun and Fresh Summer

106. “I will say, from here, the ocean looks pretty a-peel-ing.” – Anonymous

107. “Watermelon you up to today?” – Anonymous

108. “Orange you glad I brought a watermelon?” – Anonymous

109. “Things that make me happy—watermelon, watermelon-flavored candy, the watermelon emoji.” – Anonymous

110. “My aesthetic is watermelon.” – Anonymous

111. “What’s your favorite fruit, and why is it watermelon?” – Anonymous

112. “That feeling when you cut open a fresh watermelon.” – Anonymous

113. “Will there be watermelon, though?” – Anonymous

114. “The real-life version of the watermelon emoji.” – Anonymous

115. “Summer has entered the chat.” – Anonymous

116. “Having a melon ball.” – Anonymous

117. “We love watermelon if you couldn’t already tell.” – Anonymous

118. “You can never have too much watermelon.” – Anonymous

119. “It’s watermelon o’clock.” – Anonymous

120. “No salad is complete without a little watermelon.” – Anonymous

Did These Watermelon Quotes Teach You to Enjoy the Sweetness and Seeds of Life?

The watermelon has existed for over 5,000 years already. Egyptians were drawn to the fruit because of its water and long shelf-life. Moreover, hundreds of watermelon seeds are already available in a single piece, making the fruit even more epic

However, not everyone enjoys watermelon because of its seeds. They fail to appreciate the sweetness just because of the minor inconveniences it brings. Like life, we should learn to savor the bad things too because they make us grow and love the good stuff more.

We hope that these watermelon quotes gave you a blast of how refreshing it is to eat this fruit. Juicing it or eating it in slices will be perfect either way. So, enjoy your day and fill up your stomach with this unique treat! 

Which watermelon quote is your favorite? Do you have more quotes you would like to share? Comment your thoughts below!

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Hi, I’m Karen, a content curator and writer for Quote Ambition; I’m also a marketing and advertising professional. Beyond the keyboard and the screen, I’m someone who’s out to enjoy every bit that life has to offer!

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