Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech Cold Weather Cold Weather البرد Be cautious of the cold [of winter] at its onset and embrace it towards its ending, for it acts upon the bodies as it acts upon the branches its beginning scorches and its end causes leaves to grow. 1ـ تَوَقُّو البَرْدَ في أوَّلِهِ، وتَلَقَّوْهُ في آخِرهِ، فَإنَّهُ يَفْعَلُ بِالأبْدانِ كَما يَفْعَلُ فِي الأغصانِ، أوَّلُهُ يُحْرِقُ، وآخِرُهُ يُورِقُ.