Quotes to celebrate winter and the arrival of spring

Get a hot cup of cocoa, put those warm and fuzzy socks on and don’t forget the blanket! Here are some of the best winter quotes curated by the Upbeatee review team.

“Let us love winter, for it is the spring of genius.” – Pietro Aretino

“Nothing burns like the cold.” – George R.R. Martin

“The color of springtime is flowers; the color of winter is in our imagination.” – Terri Guillemets

“The fire is winter’s fruit.” – Arabian Proverb

“They who sing through the summer must dance in the winter.” – Italian Proverb

“We cannot stop the winter or the summer from coming. We cannot stop the spring or the fall or make them other than they are. They are gifts from the universe that we cannot refuse. But we can choose what we will contribute to life when each arrives.” – Gary Zukhav

“Welcome, winter. Your late dawns and chilled breath make me lazy, but I love you nonetheless. “- Terri Guillemets

“What good is the warmth of summer, without the cold of winter to give it sweetness. ” – John Steinbeck

“Winter blues are cured every time with a potato gratin paired with a roast chicken.” – Alexandra Guarnaschelli

“Winter is a season of recovery and preparation.” – Paul Theroux

“Winter is on my head, but eternal spring is in my heart.” – Victor Hugo

“Every winter has its spring.” – H. Tuttle

“If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant: if we did not sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome.” – Anne Bradstreet

“If winter comes, can spring be far behind?” – Percy Bysshe Shelley from “Ode to the West Wind”

“If you think my winter is too cold, you don’t deserve my spring.” – Erin Hanson

“In the winter she curls up around a good book and dreams away the cold.” – Ben Aaronovitch from “Broken Homes”

“In the depth of winter I finally learned that there was in me an invincible summer.” – Albert Camus

“No winter lasts forever; no spring skips its turn.” – Hal Borland

“One kind word can warm three winter months.” – Japanese Proverb

“Surrendering to the fact of winter is a relief: I am grateful for these lingering days of cold. They offer me a few more weeks of quiet and slow before spring emerges, the wheel picks up speed again, and the sound of its exciting spinning fills my days.” – Kelsi Turner

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