James Russell Lowell (1819–1891) American poet, critic, editor, and diplomat
The Courtin' , st. 1.
The Biglow Papers (1848–1866), Series II (1866)
“The splendor of Silence,—of snow-jeweled hills and of ice.”
Orion, reported in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919).
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American writer 1856–1936Related quotes
“And silence matched the silence under snow.”
Dannie Abse (1923–2014) Welsh poet and physician
Poem In the theatre; Quoted in: Tony Curtis (1985) Dannie Abse, p. 32
“Snow is water, and ice is water, and water is water; these three are one.”
Joseph Dare (reverend) (1831–1880) Australian clergyman
Source: Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895), P. 285.
“Nothing builds authority up like silence, splendor of the strong and shelter of the weak.”
Charles de Gaulle (1890–1970) eighteenth President of the French Republic
Rien ne rehausse l'autorité mieux que le silence, splendeur des forts et refuge des faibles.
in Le Fil de l'épée.
Writings
“The wastes of snow on the hill were ghostly in the moonlight. The stars were piercingly bright.”
Maud Hart Lovelace book Betsy and Tacy Go Downtown
Source: Betsy and Tacy Go Downtown
“Life is like a snowball. The important thing is finding wet snow and a really long hill.”
Warren Buffett (1930) American business magnate, investor, and philanthropist
“There was a brief silence. I think I heard snow falling.”
Erich Segal book Love Story
Source: Love Story
David Gemmell book Quest for Lost Heroes
Source: Drenai series, Quest for Lost Heroes, Ch. 1
Context: Gentlemen, you are in sorry condition. But war will render you yet more sorry. The soldier will fight in mud and hail, snow and ice, drought and flood. It is rare that a warrior gets to fight in comfort.
