“Oh! faint delicious spring-time violet, Thine odor like a key, Turns noiselessly in memory's wards to let A thought of sorrow free.” TurnsMemoriesKeysSorrowSpringDeliciousVioletOdorSpring Time Book:Monologues and lyrics Source: Monologues and lyrics
“Winter always turns into Spring. Never, from ancient times on, has anyone heard or seen of winter turning back to autumn.” TurnsChangeHeardSpringWinterAncientAutumnAncient Times Book:The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin Source: The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
“The Romans had, like other Pagan nations, a nature festival, called by them Saturnalia, and the Northern peoples had Yule; both celebrated the turn of the year from the death of winter to the life of spring - the winter solstice. As this was an auspicious change the festival was a very joyous one... The giving of presents and the burning of candles characterized it. Among the Northern people the lighting of a huge log in the houses of the great and with appropriate ceremonies was a feature.” PeopleGivingYearsTurnsHouseNationsAtheismHugeSpringWinterBurningFeaturesAppropriateCandleCeremonyFestivalsJoyousLightingPaganSolsticeWinter SolsticeYule Author:Samuel L. Jackson
“A composition which dazzles at first sight by gaudy epithets, or brilliant turns or expression, or glittering trains of imagery, may fade gradually from the mind, leaving no enduring impression; but words which flow fresh and warm from a full heart, and which are instinct with the life and breath of human feeling, pass into household memories, and partake of the immortality of the affections from which they spring.” MindFirstsHumansHeartMayFeelingsTurnsMemoriesStyleExpressionSpringFlowSightBreathsTrainInstinctEndureLeavingAffectionWarmBrilliantImpressionImmortalityFadesHouseholdCompositionImageryDazzleGaudyEpithetFull Hearts Book:Essays and Reviews Source: Essays and Reviews
“Be a Gardener. Dig a ditch. Toil and sweat. And turn the earth upside down. And seek the deepness. And water plants in time. Continue this labor. And make sweet floods to run, and noble and abundant fruits to spring. Take this food and drink, and carry it to God as your true worship.” RunningEarthTurnsWaterSweetDrinkWorshipSpringLaborDown AndPlantFruitNobleSweatFloodToilGardenerUpside DownFood And DrinkTrue WorshipDeepness Author:Julian of Norwich