Summer is more wooing and seductive, more versatile and human, appeals to the affections and the sentiments, and fosters inquiry and the art impulse. Winter is of a more heroic cast, and addresses the intellect. The severe studies and disciplines come easier in winter. One imposes larger tasks upon himself, and is less tolerant of his own weaknesses.. The simplicity of winter has a deep moral. The return of nature, after such a career of splendor and prodigality, to habits so simple and austere, is not lost either upon the head or the heart. It is the philosopher coming back from the banquet and the wine to a cup of water and a crust of bread. . John Burroughs
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When we feel the urge to study and research, we must remember that it is better to be the student than the teacher. To love something is to love all aspects of it, not just the sense that it makes, but the fact that it makes. The person who loves winter also sees that winter is beautiful and wonderful for what it is, not what they think it should be.

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