Cozying up by the fire, hearing the crunch of snow beneath your feet, seeing the winter sun in all its glory, sipping hot chocolate, and the holidays all make the season one of the happiest times of the year. Winter quotes capture all of the beauty and splendor of the season by remarking on the aspects that make it feel so exceptionally special. Many great poets and thinkers have made remarkable statements about winter that we think many folks will find enchanting.

Winter quotes are perfect for signing into greeting cards, using as social media captions, dropping in an email to a friend or loved one, and sharing with your kids. There are so many fabulous sentiments about winter out there, but we have narrowed them down to thirty of the most touching. Enjoy them below!

Mary Oliver

“Snow was falling, so much like stars filling the dark trees that one could easily imagine its reason for being was nothing more than prettiness.” ―Mary Oliver

John Steinbeck

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

Candace Bushnell

“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.” —Candace Bushnell

Erin Hanson

“Because the birdsong might be pretty, But it’s not for you they sing, And if you think my winter is too cold, You don’t deserve my spring.” ―Erin Hanson

Samuel Rutherford

“Grace grows best in winter.” —Samuel Rutherford

John Burroughs

“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 air is full of it.” —John Burroughs

Kenneth Grahame

“No animal, according to the rules of animal-etiquette, is ever expected to do anything strenuous, or heroic, or even moderately active during the off-season of winter.” ―Kenneth Grahame

T.S. Eliot

“Winter kept us warm, covering Earth in forgetful snow.” —T.S. Eliot

Anamika Mishra

“Winter is not a season, it’s a celebration.” —Anamika Mishra

Sarah Addison Allen

“Snow flurries began to fall and they swirled around people’s legs like house cats. It was magical, this snow globe world.” ―Sarah Addison Allen

Ruth Stout

“Only in the winter, in the country, can you have longer quiet stretches when you can savor belonging to yourself.” —Ruth Stout

Thomas De Quincey

“Surely everyone is aware of the divine pleasures which attend a wintry fireside; candles at four o’clock, warm hearthrugs, tea, a fair tea-maker, shutters closed, curtains flowing in ample draperies to the floor, whilst the wind and rain are raging audibly without.” ―Thomas De Quincey

Sara Raasch

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

Andy Goldsworthy

“Even in winter an isolated patch of snow has a special quality.” —Andy Goldsworthy

George R.R. Martin

“My old grandmother always used to say, summer friends will melt away like summer snows, but winter friends are friends forever.” ―George R.R. Martin

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John Geddes

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

Robert Frost

“You can’t get too much winter in the winter.” —Robert Frost

Thomas Wentworth Higginson

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

J.B. Priestly

“The first fall of snow is not only an event but it is a magical event. You go to bed in one kind of world and wake up to find yourself in another quite different, and if this is not enchantment, where is it to be found?” —J.B. Priestly

J.R.R. Tolkien

“All that is gold does not glitter, not all those who wander are lost; the old that is strong does not wither, deep roots are not reached by the frost.” —J.R.R. Tolkien

Noam Chomsky

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

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

“Sometimes our fate resembles a fruit tree in winter. Who would think that those branches would turn green again and blossom, but we hope it, we know it.” —Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

William Blake

“In seed time learn, in harvest teach, in winter enjoy.” —William Blake

Yoko Ono

“Spring passes and one remembers one’s innocence. Summer passes and one remembers one’s exuberance. Autumn passes and one remembers one’s reverence. Winter passes and one remembers one’s perseverance.” —Yoko Ono

Edith Sitwell

“Winter is the time for comfort, for good food and warmth, for the touch of a friendly hand and for a talk beside the fire: It is the time for home.” —Edith Sitwell

Lewis Carroll

“I wonder if the snow loves the trees and fields, that it kisses them so gently? And then it covers them up snug, you know, with a white quilt; and perhaps it says, ‘Go to sleep, darlings, till the summer comes again.’” —Lewis Carroll

Carol Rifka Brunt

“There’s just something beautiful about walking on snow that nobody else has walked on. It makes you believe you’re special.” —Carol Rifka Brunt

Henry David Thoreau

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

Mehmet Murat Ildan

“Snowing is an attempt of God to make the dirty world look clean.” —Mehmet Murat Ildan

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Tom Allen

“Winter forms our character and brings out our best.” —Tom Allen

There you go! We hope you enjoyed these warm winter quotes. There’s so much remarkable beauty held in the colder months, and these quotes perfectly capture why we love the season so much. For even more quotes, keep reading. We’ve got dozens of nature-inspired quotes for you to ponder as well.

Motivational Nature Quotes

• “Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass under trees on a summer’s day, listening to the murmur of the water, or watching the clouds float across the sky, is by no means a waste of time.” —John Lubbock
• “I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived.” —Henry David Thoreau
• “If we surrendered to earth’s intelligence we could rise up rooted, like trees.” —Rainer Maria Rilke
• “Land really is the best art.” —Andy Warhol

Energizing Nature Quotes

• “Everything in nature is lyrical in its ideal essence, tragic in its fate, and comic in its existence.” —George Santanaya
• “Never, no, never did nature say one thing and wisdom another.” —Edmund Burke
• “Sunshine is delicious, rain is refreshing, wind braces us up, snow is exhilarating; there is really no such thing as bad weather, only different kinds of good weather.” —John Ruskin
• “Colors are the smiles of nature.” —Leigh Hunt

Zen Nature Quotes

• “Nature is the art of God.” —Dante Alighieri
• “The earth laughs in flowers.” —Ralph Waldo Emerson
• “Time spent amongst trees is never wasted time.” —Katrina Mayer
• “All my life through, the new sights of Nature made me rejoice like a child.” —Marie Curie

Meditative Nature Quotes

• “If you wish to know the divine, feel the wind on your face and the warm sun on your hand.” —Buddha
• “Nature’s beauty is a gift that cultivates appreciation and gratitude.” —Louie Schwartzberg
• “By discovering nature, you discover yourself.” —Maxime Lagacé
• “Men argue. Nature acts.” —Voltaire

Uplifting Nature Quotes

• “I took a walk in the woods and came out taller than the trees.” —Henry David Thoreau
• “I believe a leaf of grass is no less than the journey-work of the stars.” —Walt Whitman
• “One touch of nature makes the whole world kin.” —William Shakespeare
• “To make a prairie it takes a clover and one bee, One clover, and a bee, and revery. The revery alone will do, If bees are few.” —Emily Dickinson

Galvanizing Nature Quotes

• “Man’s heart away from nature becomes hard.” —Standing Bear
• “To sit in the shade on a fine day and look upon verdure is the most perfect refreshment.” —Jane Austen
• “The world is not to be put in order. The world is order. It is for us to put ourselves in unison with this order.” —Henry Miller
• “The sun, with all those planets revolving around it and dependent on it, can still ripen a bunch of grapes as if it had nothing else in the universe to do.” —Galileo Galilei

Encouraging Nature Quotes

• “Every flower is a soul blossoming in nature.” —Gerard De Nerval
• “I felt my lungs inflate with the onrush of scenery—air, mountains, trees, people. I thought, ‘This is what it is to be happy.’” —Sylvia Plath
• “A morning-glory at my window satisfies me more than the metaphysics of books.” —Walt Whitman
• “Study nature, love nature, stay close to nature. It will never fail you.” —Frank Lloyd Wright

Special Nature Quotes

• “My father considered a walk among the mountains as the equivalent of churchgoing.” —Aldous Huxley
• “Nature is not a place to visit. It is home.” —Gary Snyder
• “Solitary trees, if they grow at all, grow strong.” —Winston Churchill
• “Preserve and cherish the pale blue dot, the only home we’ve ever known.” —Carl Sagan

Exciting Nature Quotes

• “The beauty of the natural world lies in the details.” —Natalie Angier
• “Let us permit nature to have her way. She understands her business better than we do.” —Michel de Montaigne
• “Nature is loved by what is best in us.” —Ralph Waldo Emerson
• “To forget how to dig the earth and to tend the soil is to forget ourselves.” —Mahatma Gandhi

Exhilarating Nature Quotes

• “Just living is not enough. One must have sunshine, freedom, and a little flower.” —Hans Christian Andersen
• “Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds you plant.” —Robert Louis Stevenson
• “Let the rain kiss you. Let the rain beat upon your head with silver liquid drops. Let the rain sing you a lullaby.” —Langston Hughes
• “There’s a whole world out there, right outside your window. You’d be a fool to miss it.” —Charlotte Eriksson

Moving Nature Quotes

• “Some of nature’s most exquisite handiwork is on a miniature scale, as anyone knows who has applied a magnifying glass to a snowflake.” —Rachel Carson
• “Life sucks a lot less when you add mountain air, a campfire, and some peace and quiet.” —Brooke Hampton
• “Use what talents you possess: the woods would be very silent if no birds sang there except those that sang best.” —Henry van Dyke
• “For most of history, man has had to fight nature to survive; in this century he is beginning to realize that, in order to survive, he must protect it.” —Jacques-Yves Cousteau

Striking Nature Quotes

• “The world is mud-luscious and puddle-wonderful.” —E. E. Cummings
• “Between every two pines, there is a doorway to a new world.” —John Muir
• “The goal of life is living in agreement with nature.” —Zeno
• “It is not so much for its beauty that the forest makes a claim upon men’s hearts, as for that subtle something, that quality of air that emanation from old trees, that so wonderfully changes and renews a weary spirit.” —Robert Louis Stevenson

Impressive Nature Quotes

• “Those who find beauty in all of nature will find themselves at one with the secrets of life itself.” —L. Wolfe Gilbert
• “Plant seeds of happiness, hope, success, and love; it will all come back to you in abundance. This is the law of nature.” —Steve Maraboldi
• “The least movement is of importance to all nature. The entire ocean is affected by a pebble.” —Blaise Pascal
• “I go to nature to be soothed and healed and to have my senses put in order.” —John Burroughs

Memorable Nature Quotes

• “Going to the mountains is like going home.” —John Muir
• “Deep in their roots, all flowers keep the light.” —Theodore Roethke
• “Although we say mountains belong to the country, actually, they belong to those that love them.” —Dogen
• “Live in each season as it passes; breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit, and resign yourself to the influence of the earth.” —Henry David Thoreau

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Inciteful Nature Quotes

• “If one way be better than another, that you may be sure is nature’s way.” —Aristotle
• “The earth is what we all have in common.” —Wendell Berry
• “A weed is no more than a flower in disguise.” —James Russell Lowell
• “Leave the road, take the trails.” —Pythagoras

Stirring Nature Quotes

• “Like music and art, love of nature is a common language that can transcend political or social boundaries.” —Jimmy Carter
• “I think nature’s imagination is so much greater than man’s, she’s never going to let us relax.” —Richard Feynman
• “Adopt the pace of nature. Her secret is patience.” —Ralph Waldo Emerson
• “There is something infinitely healing in the repeated refrains of nature—the assurance that dawn comes after night, and spring after winter.” —Rachel Carson

Mesmerizing Nature Quotes

• “If you can’t be in awe of Mother Nature, there’s something wrong with you.” —Alex Trebek
• “Nature is just enough; but men and women must comprehend and accept her suggestions.” —Antoinette Brown Blackwell
• “Nature teaches more than she preaches. There are no sermons in stones. It is easier to get a spark out of a stone than a moral.” —John Burroughs
• “If you truly love nature, you will find beauty everywhere.” —Laura Ingalls Wilder

Mysterious Nature Quotes

• “It is said that the forest has a certain limit if you look straight ahead, but the sides are boundless.” —Riccardo Bozzi
• “Nature always wears the colors of the spirit.” —Ralph Waldo Emerson
• “The Amen of nature is always a flower.” —Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
• “Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished.” —Lao Tzu

Beneficial Nature Quotes

• “We still do not know one-thousandth of one percent of what nature has revealed to us.” —Albert Einstein
• “The ocean is a mighty harmonist.” —William Wordsworth
• “The goal of life is to make your heartbeat match the beat of the universe, to match your nature with Nature.” —Joseph Campbell
• “Choose only one master—nature.” —Rembrandt

Affecting Nature Quotes

• “Should you shield the canyons from the windstorms you would never see the true beauty of their carvings.” —Elisabeth Kübler-Ross
• “The richness I achieve comes from Nature, the source of my inspiration.” —Claude Monet
• “There are always flowers for those who want to see them.” —Henri Matisse
• “I believe in God, only I spell it Nature.” —Frank Lloyd Wright

Poignant Nature Quotes

• “Love the world as your own self; then you can truly care for all things.” —Lao Tzu
• “In all things of nature, there is something of the marvelous.” —Aristotle
• “The earth has music for those who listen.” —William Shakespeare
• “We don’t inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.” —Native American proverb

Striking Nature Quotes

• “Yosemite Valley, to me, is always a sunrise, a glitter of green and golden wonder in a vast edifice of stone and space.” —Ansel Adams
• “I just wish the world was twice as big and half of it was still unexplored.” —David Attenborough
• “Spring is nature’s way of saying, ‘Let’s party!’” —Robin Williams
• “To me, a lush carpet of pine needles or spongy grass is more welcome than the most luxurious Persian rug.” —Helen Keller

Compelling Nature Quotes

• “Nature is an infinite sphere of which the center is everywhere and the circumference nowhere.” —Blaise Pascal
• “The poetry of the earth is never dead.” —John Keats
• “Many eyes go through the meadow, but few see the flowers in it.” —Ralph Waldo Emerson
• “Heaven is under our feet as well as over our heads.” —Henry David Thoreau

Charming Nature Quotes

• “Nature is pleased with simplicity. And nature is no dummy.” —Isaac Newton
• “Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts.” —Rachel Carson
• “The best thing one can do when it’s raining is to let it rain.” —Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
• “Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.” —Albert Einstein

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Our Favorite Nature Quotes

• “Looking at beauty in the world is the first step of purifying the mind.” —Amit Ray
• “The fairest thing in nature, a flower, still has its roots in earth and manure.” —D. H. Lawrence
• “Everything in nature invites us constantly to be what we are.” —Gretel Ehrlich
• “In nature, nothing is perfect and everything is perfect. Trees can be contorted, bent in weird ways, and they’re still beautiful.” –Alice Walker

There you go! We hope you enjoyed these alluring nature quotes and that you have a greater sense of calm and understanding. Connecting with the natural world around us is one of the greatest things we as humans can do. If you loved these nature quotes, keep reading for even more inspiring quotes.

Take a Look at Thought-Provoking Karma Quotes Below:

“If you truly loved yourself, you could never hurt another.” —Buddha

This is an excellent reminder to show others the same love you should have for yourself. After all, hurting others only hurts our collective humanity. It’s one of the most straightforward karma quotes.

“Show a little faith in someone when they need it. It’s amazing how it comes back around to you.” ―Garon Whited

This is one of the karma quotes that’s just so true. We all must do our best to have faith in people, especially when they are in need of charity, help, or just need a person in their corner.

“You cannot do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late.” —Ralph Waldo Emerson

Here’s a great reminder from Emerson to not wait for a convenient time to be kind. Kindness means showing grace to those around you even when it’s hard to do. It’s one of the great karma quotes about not waiting until it’s easy to do the right thing.

“Violence does, in truth, recoil upon the violent, and the schemer falls into the pit which he digs for another.” ―Arthur Conan Doyle

In one of the karma quotes that talks about violence, we are meant to understand that the violence we put out into the world will actually end up ensnaring us. Do not “dig a pit” for someone as you will only end up trapped in it yourself.

“Often when someone hurts you, they aren’t hurting you because you are you. They are hurting you because they are them.” —Karen Salmansohn

Here is one of the best karma quotes about projection. You’re not a victim necessarily for any fault of your own, often you are a victim of someone who also hurts themselves. Ask yourself what actually is motivating their actions.

“You cannot do harm to someone because someone has done harm to you. You will pay just like they will.” —Ericka Williams

One of the karma quotes that urges us to do no harm comes from Ericka Williams. This is true even if you feel you’ve been wronged by another.

“Karma is justice. It does not reward or punish, because we have to earn all that we receive.” —Mary T. Brown

We are reminded that karma is justice. It’s one of the best karma quotes about earning justice through our deeds.

“Karma is extremely efficient, if one is extremely patient.” ―Efrat Cybulkiewicz

This is one of the karma quotes that reminds us of the importance of patience, especially when it comes to the principle of karma. After all, it is not immediate gratification. Instead, it may even take a rebirth before the balance is restored.

“Even death is not to be feared by one who has lived wisely. —Buddha

If you are living your life by your own moral code that includes the principle of karma, you need not fear death, this quote reminds us.

“Men are not punished for their sins but by them.” —Kin Hubbard

This is one of our favorite karma quotes because it reminds us that our own bad deeds haunt us and eat away at us.

“When the karma of a relationship is done, only love remains. Let go. It’s safe.” —Elizabeth Gilbert

This is one of the important karma quotes about how karma works in a relationship. At some point, we must learn to trust others completely and let love guide us.

“When you plant a seed of love, it is you that blossoms.” —Ma Jaya Sati Bhagavati

Here’s another one of the karma quotes about love. Be the first to perform an act of love or care for someone. When you do, you will be better for it.

“When someone has a strong intuitive connection, Buddhism suggests that it’s because of karma, some past connection.” —Richard Gere

The way we connect with people and form bonds might not immediately make sense to us at first. But, we should lean into the impulses that bring us closer by caring for each other. The bonds you foster today could be from a past connection.

“Most times, how you treat your children is how they grow up to treat you.” —Terry Mark

Here’s one of the most important karma quotes for parents. Remember that how you raise and nurture your children will likely return to you.

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“Before you act, you have freedom, but after you act, the effect of that action will follow you whether you want it to or not. That is the law of karma.” —Paramahansa Yogananda

Whether you like it or not, karma will come back to you. This is one of the karma quotes that reminds us that only we have the freedom to choose how it will return to us.

“Every action of our lives touches on some chord that will vibrate in eternity.” —Edwin Hubbell Chapin

This is one of the karma quotes that reminds us that every action, no matter how small or seemingly insignificant, can have a huge impact.

“How people treat you is their karma; how you react is yours.” —Wayne Dyer

If you’re after karma quotes that put things plainly, this one right here puts a fine point on it.

“People pay for what they do, and, still more, for what they have allowed themselves to become. And they pay for it simply: by the lives they lead.” —James Baldwin

A quote from the iconic James Baldwin explains how karmic just dues work. We all pay in our own ways but others pay very hard and that is reflected in the people they allow themselves to become. It’s one of our favorite karma quotes.

“It is impossible to build one’s own happiness on the unhappiness of others. This perspective is at the heart of Buddhist teachings.” —Daisaku Ikeda

This is one of the karma quotes that explains that the principle of karma is at the heart of Buddhist philosophy. It reminds us that happiness is best shared and not treated as something that can be withheld.

“Live a good and honorable life. Then, when you are older, you can look back and enjoy it a second time.” —Dalai Lama

Here is one of the most important karma quotes about how the principle works over time. It’s not just about doing the right thing in the moment. By living an honorable life, you will get to relive those joys in a multitude of ways.

“The meaning of karma is in the intention. The intention behind action is what matters.” —The Bhagavad Gita

Do everything with intention. It’s as simple as that.

“Remember to honor the hand which reached out for you when you needed it, by being that hand to someone else who is struggling.” ―Greg Dutilly

Most of us have gotten where we are today because someone took a chance on us at one time. This is one of the great karma quotes about paying it forward and doing the same for someone else who could be struggling.

“I want revenge, but I don’t want to screw up my karma.” —Susan Colasanti

This is one of the funnier karma quotes out there that likely rings true to you. No matter how bad we might want to hurt someone in return, it’s not the right answer.

“If you’re really a mean person, you’re going to come back as a fly and eat poop.” —Kurt Cobain

Here’s another one of the humorous karma quotes. This one is from Kurt Cobain and it pretty much speaks for itself.

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“The love you send into the world, you will find, is the love that returns to you.” ―Avina Celeste

Here is one of the karma quotes about the best way to get love is to give it. Love always returns, folks!

There you go! We hope you enjoyed these karma quotes that ask us to treat one another with respect and dignity. After all, we are only as good as the way we treat those around us, that includes the less fortunate and those in need of charity. Share these karma quotes and pass along the goodwill.