Vladimir Dahl tells us in his dictionary that cold is the absence of heat in which a person will chill. Colds can happen in the winter, and in the fall, and in the summer. Although most often associated with the word "cold" is precisely "winter".
But you can keep in mind something else: indifference, indifference, alienation. Here the word "cold" is used in a figurative sense. So sometimes they talk about the character traits of a person. Perhaps you have met this? From him, as they say, blows cold. And it happens that a person has a cold in his soul. This is an emotional state of emptiness.
Proverbs and quotes about the weather
Many proverbs are known where this word appears. For example, Russians:
- "If young - run in the cold, if old - so lie down on the stove."
- "He will grab the cold of the lazy by the nose, and take off his hat before the nimble."
- "Where one freezes in the fall, two in the winter" (Ukrainian proverb).
- “Someone is dying of the cold, someone is dying of the heat” (Korean proverb).
And here are quotes about the cold:
- “Winter!” Exclaimed the Moomin troll. “One can also love her! How many extraordinary things happen only in winter - neither in summer, nor spring, nor autumn ...” (Tove Jansson).
- “I think that a cold is overtaking us everywhere. I bet the snow falls in hell, but it’s unlikely that it lies there for a long time” (St. King).
- “Chill is the most annoying companion I have ever known” (Max Fry).
- “But it’s very hot in Nyagan. Especially in the summer, especially in the jacket, especially near the battery” (from the performance of the Kefir KVN team).
- “It's nice when autumn comes, it will gently but carefully prepare us for the frost. I like autumn. It’s a time of reflection when your hands freeze in your pockets, but in the evenings - mulled wine and pleasant melancholy ...” (E. Safarli).
Quotes about cold from literary works. About people
In literature, the word "cold" is most often used in a figurative sense. These are, for example, quotes about cold in the shower. Probably, there will not be such a writer or even a philosopher who would never use this word or create an image associated with it.
- We meet with Charlotte Bronte, a writer from England: "You are cold because you are a loner: no one shares your secret fire."
- “Want to rekindle a passion in another, keep the cold” (F. Laroshfuko).
- “You are hidden in yourself, you are silent, and people understand that miracles are probably hidden in you. However, there is nothing, just an icy, selfish heart. It is ready to sacrifice everything in the world for its own sake” (I.V. Goethe, Faust).
- “When the heart is troubled, cold, dark - only humor will not let us go crazy! ..” (L. Filatov, “Love for Three Oranges”).
- "When it is very cold, people are warmer to each other" (M. Zhvanetsky).
- "Coolness is a consequence not so much of an absolute conviction of one's own rightness, as of an indifferent attitude to truths" (C. Lam).
- “The silence of the heart can be called the chill of mercy, and the murmur of mercy” (Aurelius Augustine).
- “Heat is not heat without cold, happiness is not happiness without grief, but only clap with one palm” (B. Akunin, “The Adventures of Erast Fandorin”).
About the world order
In quotes about the cold, not only a specific person can be reported, but also a violation of the harmony of the world as a whole.
- “Without a family, a man is alone in the world, and he trembles with the cold” (A. Morois).
- “Where scumbags gather, there is frost” (author unknown).
- “Walking will conquer the cold, peace will conquer the heat, and calm will create the harmony of the world” (Lao Tzu).
Quotes about the cold a lot. You yourself will easily find them by opening any book. Well, or almost any.