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50 Best Winter Quotes To Help You Embrace the Chill

“Kindness is like snow. It beautifies everything it covers.” ❄️

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Winter is a polarizing season—in more ways than one! At its best, winter brings us so many opportunities for fun winter activities, whether you're embracing the chill with a snowball fight or keeping warm by the fire at a holiday soirée. And with all that cold-weather fun comes nourishing winter stews at the end of the day, like hearty lasagna soup and pumpkin chili. At the same time, however, blustery weather and diminishing daylight can suck the fun (and warmth) out of it all, leaving many of us as grumpy as the Grinch. Regardless of your sentiments towards the season, there's a winter quote in this compilation that resonates with everyone!

There are plenty of inspirational quotes and quotes about snow that make winter seem like the best of both worlds, like this one from Aristotle: “To appreciate the beauty of a snowflake it is necessary to stand out in the cold.” These quotes might even encourage you to channel your inner Ree Drummond and have fun with your winter wardrobe by dressing up in the cutest winter outfits. Because who doesn't want to make a fashion statement even during the coldest of months? Oh, and while we're on the topic of Ree, definitely take some time to read one of her oldie-but-goodie blog posts about life on the ranch during the winter—and all of the quirks that come with it!

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Kahlil Gibran

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“Kindness is like snow. It beautifies everything it covers.”

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Victor Hugo

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“Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face.”

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Taylor Swift

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“I love the scents of winter! For me, it's all about the feeling you get when you smell pumpkin spice, cinnamon, nutmeg, gingerbread and spruce.”

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Haruki Murakami

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“With luck, it might even snow for us.”

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Henry Rollins

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“In winter, I plot and plan. In spring, I move.”

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Sara Raasch

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“Even the strongest blizzards start with a single snowflake.”

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Mignon McLaughlin

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“Spring, summer, and fall fill us with hope; winter alone reminds us of the human condition.”

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Candace Bushnell

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Thank goodness for the first snow, it was a reminder—no matter how old you became and how much you'd seen, things could still be new if you were willing to believe they still mattered.

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John Burroughs

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“He who marvels at the beauty of the world in summer will find equal cause for wonder and admiration in winter.”

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Sylvia Plath

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“I know a little more how much a simple thing like a snowfall can mean to a person.”

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Rizki De

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“Love has different shape, like this falling snow in winter.”

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H. S. Jacobs

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“Winter is nature’s sleep.”

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Thomas Wentworth Higginson

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“How many lessons of faith and beauty we should lose, if there were no winter in our year!”

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Alexandra Guarnaschelli

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

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Henry David Thoreau

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“What fire could ever equal the sunshine of a winter’s day?”

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Antoinette Van Kleeff

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“When snow falls, nature listens.”

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Stanley Crawford

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“Winter is the time of promise because there is so little to do — or because you can now and then permit yourself the luxury of thinking so.”

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Dean Koontz

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“The snow did not even whisper its way to earth, but seemed to salt the night with silence.”

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John Geddes

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“I pray this winter be gentle and kind — a season of rest from the wheel of the mind.”

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Noam Chomsky

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“I like the cold weather. It means you get work done.”

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Josiah Soto
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Josiah is the Digital Content Producer for the commerce team at Popular Mechanics, Best Products, Runner’s World, and Bicycling Magazine. He also writes for “BIO Buys”—a column on Biography.com—giving readers the lowdown on what products their favorite celebs are using. In another life, Josiah was an editor at ThePioneerWoman.com, where he sharpened his expertise on all things lifestyle, food-news, and entertainment. Outside work related matters, he’s a fan of Studio Ghibli films, unimportant reality TV drama, and melancholy Lorde songs. 

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