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The webpage presents a collection of literary quotes that celebrate the unique beauty and emotional resonance of each season: summer, autumn, winter, and spring.

Abstract

The article "Seasons of the Year in Quotes" captures the essence of the annual cycle through a series of poignant quotations. It begins with an acknowledgment of the distinct character of each season, from summer's languid heat to winter's crisp cold. The piece is adorned with a photograph by DeepGreen, setting the tone for a reflective journey through the seasons as captured by various authors. Each season is introduced with a heading and accompanied by quotes that encapsulate its spirit. Summer is depicted as a time of vibrancy and hidden melancholy, autumn as a period of transformation and letting go, winter as a phase of introspection and resilience, and spring as a symbol of renewal and hope. The article also provides links to further collections of quotes specific to each season on Medium.

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  • Summer is portrayed as a season that can induce both suffering and enjoyment, with its own rhythm and a surprising depth beneath its sunny exterior.
  • Autumn is seen as a time of bittersweet change, with its own beauty in the falling leaves and the promise of rebirth after decay.
  • Winter is viewed as a necessary pause, a time for recovery and the discovery of inner strength and warmth, despite the cold and barren landscape.
  • Spring is celebrated as a time of new beginnings, filled with the promise of growth, love, and the belief that anything is possible with the onset of new life.
  • The quotes suggest that each season holds a special place in the human experience, offering lessons and reflections that resonate with the cycles of nature and life.

Seasons of the Year in Quotes

Because each season has its own song

Photo by DeepGreen on DepositPhotos

From the scorching heat of the summer to the frigid cold of the winter, the seasons of the year all bring something unique. These quotes are a look at summer, autumn, winter, and spring, and why each season has something to love.

Summer

1. “In summer, the song sings itself.” -William Carlos Williams

2. “Again and again, the cicada’s untiring cry pierced the sultry summer air like a needle at work on thick cotton cloth.” -Yukio Mishima

3. “Ah, summer, what power you have to make us suffer and like it.” -Russel Baker

4. “Deep summer is when laziness finds respectability.” -Sam Keen

5. “Tears are the summer showers to the soul.” -Alfred Austin

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Autumn

1. “You expected to be sad in the fall. Part of you died each year when the leaves fell from the trees and their branches were bare against the wind and the cold, wintery light. But you knew there would always be the spring, as you knew the river would flow again after it was frozen. When the cold rains kept on and killed the spring, it was as though a young person died for no reason.” -Ernest Hemingway

2. “Delicious autumn! My very soul is wedded to it, and if I were a bird I would fly about the earth seeking the successive autumns.” -George Eliot

3. “Another fall, another turned page….” -Wallace Stegner

4. “Autumn shows us how beautiful it is to let things go.” -Unknown

5. “Of all the seasons, autumn offers the most to man and requires the least of him.” -Hal Borland

More Quotes About Autumn:

Winter

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

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

3. “People don’t notice whether it’s winter or summer when they’re happy.” -Anton Chekhov

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

5. “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

More Quotes About Winter:

Spring

1. “Blossom by blossom the spring begins.” -Algernon Charles Swinburne

2. “An optimist is the human personification of spring.” -Susan J. Bissonette

3. “A life without love is like a year without spring.” -Octavian Paler

4. “Spring adds new life and new beauty to all that is.” -Jessica Harrelson

5. “Nothing ever seems impossible in spring, you know.” -L.M. Montgomery

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