20 Quotes by Latvian authors

Latvian sayings speak in low voices: practical, unhurried, edged with weather. They borrow metaphors from birch groves, rye fields, and the Baltic’s gray light, balancing thrift with generosity, endurance with tenderness. The brief lines of the dainas and the clean cuts of Ziedonis and Rainis favor precision over ornament, a humor that nods rather than shouts. Expect themes of keeping faith with land and kin, fire against long winters, and the stubborn brightness of Midsummer, wisdom pared to grain and ember.