Have you been feeling your enthusiasm cool off lately? Any plans for the future being put on ice? Has the wintertime been telling you to (please, pardon the puns), “Chill out?”
Whether you’re comfortable in your current role or looking for a new career opportunity, there’s just something about winter that can freeze motivation dead in its tracks. Don’t let the stress of the season stop your professional progress! Here are some of our favorite quotes about winter to keep you inspired, even in the toughest tundra:
“Winter is not a season, it’s an occupation.”
-Sinclair Lewis
“Advice is like snow – the softer it falls, the longer it dwells upon, and the deeper it sinks into the mind.”
-Samuel Taylor Coleridge
“Winter is a season of recovery and preparation.”
-Paul Theroux
“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
“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
“One kind word can warm three winter months.”
-Japanese Proverb
“What good is the warmth of summer, without the cold of winter to give it sweetness?”
-John Steinbeck
“People don’t notice whether it’s winter or summer when they’re happy.”
-Anton Chekhov
“In the depth of winter I finally learned that there was in me an invincible summer.”
-Albert Camus
“Oh the weather outside is frightful, but the fire is so delightful, and since we’ve no place to go, let it snow! Let it snow! Let it snow!”
-“Let It Snow,” Sammy Cahn
What are your favorite wintertime quotes? Please share in the comments section below!