Thunder Sayings and Quotes

Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old thunder quotes, thunder sayings, and thunder proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources.

If there were no thunder, men would have little fear of lightning. Jules Verne
There is a moonlight note in the Moonlight Sonata; there is a thunder note in an angry sky. Dejan Stojanovic
Thunder and lightning, it's like the end of the world. Carlos Ruiz Zafon
Lightning hides the colour of night. Munia Khan
No struggle, no success. The stronger the thunder, the heavier the rainfall. Israelmore Ayivor
Thunderstorms are as much our friends as the sunshine. Criss Jami
Thunder makes a loud noise but it's the quiet sky that lasts. Marty Rubin
Thunder is good, thunder is impressive; but it is lightning that does the work. Mark Twain
Thunder only happens when it's raining. Played only love you when they're playing. Stevie Nicks
Raise your words, not voice. It is rain that grows flowers, not thunder. Jalal ad-Din Rumi
They say all marriages are made in heaven, but so are thunder and lightning. Clint Eastwood
It is not the roaring thunder that smites, but the silent lightning. Ivan Panin
Thunder is your inner beauty and lightening is your loving spark. Anonymous
Thunder clouds do not always give rain. Anonymous
Thunder and lightning among the clouds are matched by storms of passion within me as terrible as they. Frank Crane
When shall we three meet again in thunder, lightning, or in rain? William Shakespeare
Their rising all at once was as the sound of thunder heard remote. John Milton
Loud roared the dreadful thunder, The rain a deluge showers. Andrew Cherry
The thunder of false modesty was deafening. Sebastian Faulks
The thunder, Wing'd with red lightning and impetuous rage, Perhaps hath spent his shafts, and ceases now To bellow through the vast and boundless deep. John Milton
God only exhibits his thunder and lightning at intervals, and so they always command attention. Mark Twain
The speed of lightning is much faster than that of sound - so there is a delay between seeing the flash and hearing the thunder. Ang Woon Chuan
Thunder is good, thunder is impressive; but it is lightning that does the work. Mark Twain
Every time there was a crash of thunder, I'd pull the bedcovers up. About halfway through the storm, I realized that thunder makes noise, but it's lightning that does the killing. Paul D Houston
Sometimes the thunder of life gets loud for us. We get overwhelmed and overpowered by it and we just want to cover our ears and wait for it all to stop. However, thunder never intimidates a Thunder maker. To God, the thunder was just a bunch of blue ground crying out for a prospector. Robert C. Crosby
Thunder can be used to determine to a lightning flash, but it cannot determine the actual location or direction. Vernon Cooray
Sometimes when lightning flashes are taking place at a considerable distance, they are observed without any accompanying thunder. Vernon Cooray
Thunder can be defined as the acoustic emission associated with a lightning discharge. Vladimir A. Rakov
We see lightning before we hear the thunder. That's because light travels much faster than sound. Paul Fleisher
Sound moves outward from lightning strike. Nearby, you hear a loud crack and boom of thunder. Paul Fleisher