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    Published:Oct 10, 2023· Modified: Dec 1, 2024 by Keri Bevan

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    I hope these winter solstice quotes inspire you to dive inward during this magical season. As the wheel of the seasons turns, we too find ourselves at a juncture of quiet introspection. Winter's hush is not just a pause; it's a canvas for your thoughts to blossom, patiently awaiting spring.

    A man standing on a winter road in the forest.
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    • Winter Solstice Tranquil Beauty Quotes
    • Cozy Winter Comfort
    • Embracing Stillness and Reflection
    • Magic and Transformation of Winter Solstice Quotes
    • Spiritual Winter Solstice Quotes
    • Frequently Asked Questions
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    I really believe in the power of a great literary quote to lift your vibration and encourage inner reflection. As the seasons shift into a phase of dormancy, we too enter a period of stillness and reflection, awaiting the rejuvenation of spring.

    I hope these winter solstice quotes help you move through this season of quiet reflection with gratitude for all the life inside you that is silently growing beneeth the soil.

    Winter is time for introspection and patiently waiting for new growth to appear. As the maiden slips into slumber, the crone awakens, inviting us to turn inward where the roots of wisdom lie, patiently awaiting their blossoming come springtime.

    A winter solstice quote by Rumi on an icy background.

    Winter Solstice Tranquil Beauty Quotes

    • "Snowflakes are one of nature's most fragile things, but just look at what they can do when they stick together." - Vesta M. Kelly
    • "The snow sparkling like a million little suns." - Lama Willa
    • "Winter is the time when nature takes a well-deserved nap, and we can find beauty in the stillness of the world." - Unknown
    • "Winter, a lingering season, is a time to gather golden moments, embark upon a sentimental journey, and enjoy every idle hour." - John Boswell
    • "We bury our seeds and wait,
      Winter blocks the road,
      Flowers are taken prisoner underground,
      But then green justice tenders a spear" - Rumi
    • "The snow doesn't give a soft white damn whom it touches." - E.E. Cummings
    • "Winter is a season of recovery and preparation." - Paul Theroux
    • “What good is the warmth of summer, without the cold of winter to give it sweetness.” - John Steinbeck
    • “The first fall of snow is not only an event, it is a magical event. You go to bed in one kind of a world and wake up in another quite different, and if this is not enchantment then where is it to be found?” - J. B. Priestley
    • "Winter is not a season; it's a celebration." - Anamika Mishra
    A woman in a cozy cabin during the winter.

    Cozy Winter Comfort

    • "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
    • "Snow falling soundlessly in the middle of the night will always fill my heart with sweet clarity.”- Novala Takemoto
    • "Snow brings a special quality with it—the power to stop life as you know it dead in its tracks." - Nancy Hatch Woodward
    • "There is an instinctive withdrawal for the sake of preservation, a closure that assumes the order of completion. Winter is a season unto itself.” - Haruki Murakami
    • "I pray this winter will be gentle and kind, a season of rest from the wheel of the mind." - John Geddes
    • “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
    • "Now is the winter of our discontent. Made glorious summer by this sun of York; And all the clouds that lour'd upon our house In the deep bosom of the ocean buried." - William Shakespeare
    • “Surely everyone is aware of the divine pleasures which attend a wintry fireside; candles at four o’clock, warm hearth rugs, 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 Quincy
    • "In the depth of winter, I find within me an invincible summer." - Albert Camus
    • "Wecome, winter. Your late dawns and chilled night breaths make me lazy, but I love you nonetheless." - Terri Guillemets
    Winter solstice quotes by Aristotle.

    Embracing Stillness and Reflection

    • "Winter solstice has always been special to me as a barren darkness that gives birth to a verdant future beyond imagination." - Gary Zukav
    • "All is known in the sacredness of silence." - Rumi
    • “At the darkest time of year, Lord Yule laid down his beard of snow and cloak of frost and ice to illuminate the gloom.” – Stewart Stafford
    • “In the winter she curls up around a good book and dreams away the cold.” - Ben Aaronovitch
    • "No snowflake ever falls in the wrong place." - Zen Proverb
    • "Winter kept us warm, covering Earth in forgetful snow" - TS Eliot
    • And don't think the garden loses its ectasy in winter. It's quiet down there, but the roots are riotous." - Rumi
    • "Outside, snow solidified itself into graceful forms. The peace of winter stars seemed permanent." - Toni Morrison
    • “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 Carrol
    • "In Winter the bare boughs that seem to sleep Work covertly, preparing for their Spring." - Rumi
    • “...This is the solstice, the still point
      of the sun, its cusp and midnight,
      the year’s threshold
      and unlocking, where the past
      lets go and becomes the future; - Margaret Atwood
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    Magic and Transformation of Winter Solstice Quotes

    • Snow had fallen steadily all night long and in the morning I woke in a room filled with light and silence, the whole world seemed to be held in a dream-like stillness. It was a magical day..." - Raymond Briggs
    • "In the depth of winter, I finally learned that there was in me an invincible summer." - Albert Camus
    • "Winter is a season of recovery and preparation." - Paul Theroux
    • "It is growing cold. Winter is putting footsteps in the meadow." - Robert Payne
    • "The first snow is like the first love." - Lara Biyuts
    • "The snow doesn't give a soft white damn whom it touches." - E.E. Cummings
    • "Children make snowballs to submit the blank matter of snow to human form." - Jean-Paul Sartre
    •  “When snow falls, nature listens.” - Antoinette Van Kleef
    • "Winter is the time when the earth takes a deep breath, readying itself for the rebirth of spring." - Unknown
    • “Today we celebrate light and honor the wisdom of the shadows. In connecting with the natural world in a way that honors the sacred immanence in all things, we establish a resonance with the seasons.” - Dacha Aveli
    A woman with hands folded in prayer in the winter snow.

    Spiritual Winter Solstice Quotes

    • “What good is the warmth of summer, without the cold of winter to give it sweetness.” - John Steinbeck
    • “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
    • "Even the strongest blizzards start with a single snowflake." —Sara Raasch
    • “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
    • “The heart can get really cold if all you've known is winter.” - Benjamin Alire Sáenz
    • “For among these winters there is one so endlessly winter that only by wintering through it will your heart survive." - Rilke
    • "In seed time learn, in harvest teach, in winter enjoy." - Robert Blake
    •  "As of tomorrow, the days begin to get longer as the light of day grows. While the gentle winter sun slowly opens its eyes, let us all bring more light and compassion into the world." - Dacha Avelin
    • "One kind word can warm three winter months." Japanese Proverb
    •  “Kindness is like snow; it beautifies everything it covers.” - Kahil Gibran
    • “To appreciate the beauty of a snowflake it is necessary to stand out in the cold.” - Aristotle
    • "Maybe you have to know the darkness to appreciate the light." Madeleine L'Engle
    • "The quieter you become, the more you are able to hear." - Rumi
    • "How else could it have occurred to man to divide the cosmos, on the analogy of day and night, summer and winter, into a bright day-world and a dark night-world peopled with fabulous monsters, unless he had the prototype of such a division in himself, in the polarity between the conscious and the invisible and unknowable unconscious? " - Carl Jung

    Frequently Asked Questions

    What do you say at winter solstice?

    If you like to celebrate the winter solstice, you might enjoy these winter solstice blessings, which are affirmations that celebrate this season of stillness and quiet.

    How do you honor the winter solstice?

    During the winter solstice, I honor the stillness and the turning of the seasons by taking moments of quiet reflection. I find solace in the beauty of nature's dormancy, acknowledging the lessons in patience and introspection that winter brings. Lighting candles, spending time in nature, and expressing gratitude for the gifts of the season are my ways of honoring the winter solstice's tranquil and transformative energy.

    Why do we celebrate the solstice?

    We celebrate the solstice as a time-honored recognition of the shortest day and longest night of the year in the Northern Hemisphere. Beyond astronomical significance, it carries cultural and spiritual importance, symbolizing the triumph of light over darkness and the promise of the sun's gradual return. Solstice celebrations, often rooted in ancient traditions, embrace themes of renewal, introspection, and the cyclical nature of life, fostering a connection between humanity and the natural rhythms of our planet.

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