Beauty beyond thought everywhere, beneath, above, made and being made forever.
JOHN MUIRFew places in this world are more dangerous than home.
More John Muir Quotes
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Take me into the mountains.
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One touch of nature makes the whole world kin.
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Therefore all childish fear must be put away.
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At the touch of this divine light, the mountains seemed to kindle to a rapt, religious consciousness, and stood hushed like devout worshippers waiting to be blessed.
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Every sight and sound inspiring, leading one far out of himself, yet feeding and building up his individuality.
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Yet through all this stress the forest is maintained in marvelous beauty.
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Everything in Nature called destruction must be creation-a change from beauty to beauty.
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I am learning to live close to the lives of my friends without ever seeing them. No miles of any measurement can separate your soul from mine.
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The world, we are told, was made especially for man – a presumption not supported by all the facts.
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Handle a book as a bee does a flower, extract its sweetness but do not damage it.
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The world’s big and I want to have a good look at it before it gets dark.
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Most people who travel look only at what they are directed to look at. Great is the power of the guidebook maker, however ignorant.
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The clearest way into the Universe is through a forest wilderness.
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In drying plants, botanists often dry themselves. Dry words and dry facts will not fire hearts.
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The mountains are calling and I must go.
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