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Winter Quotes by John Burroughs
- The tendinous part of the mind, so to speak, is more developed in winter; the fleshy, in summer. I should say winter had given the…
- Before the bud swells, before the grass springs, before the plough is started, comes the sugar harvest. It is sequel of the bitter frost; a…
- In winter the stars seem to have rekindled their fires, the moon achieves a fuller triumph, and the heavens wear a look of a more…
- What a severe yet master artist old Winter is... No longer the canvas and the pigments, but the marble and the chisel...
- He who marvels at the beauty of the world in summer will find equal cause for wonder and admiration in winter.
- It is the life of the crystal, the architect of the flake, the fire of the frost, the soul of the sunbeam. This crisp winter…
- The simplicity of winter has a deep moral. The return of Nature, after such a career of splendor and prodigality, to habits so simple and…
- The sunbeams are welcome now. They seem like pure electricity—like friendly and recuperating lightning. Are we led to think electricity abounds only in summer, when…
- All sounds are sharper in winter; the air transmits better. At night I hear more distinctly the steady roar of the North Mountain. In summer…
- If the October days were a cordial like the sub-acids of fruit, these are a tonic like the wine of iron. Drink deep or be…
More Winter Quotes
- Let us love winter, for it is the spring of genius. — Pietro Aretino
- In the winter, I enjoy cross-country skiing and raising orchids and amaryllises. If I could grow tropical flowers as perennials, I would,… — Diane Ackerman
- The problem with winter sports is that - follow me closely here - they generally take place in winter. — Dave Barry
- I have a total irreverence for anything connected with society except that which makes the roads safer, the beer stronger, the food… — Brendan Behan
- Johnny Winter is one of the best blues players in the world. He's very underrated. — Ritchie Blackmore
- In seed time learn, in harvest teach, in winter enjoy. — William Blake
- No winter lasts forever; no spring skips its turn. — Hal Borland
- Autumn arrives in early morning, but spring at the close of a winter day. — Elizabeth Bowen