God has cared for these trees, saved them from drought, disease, avalanches, and a thousand tempests and floods. But he cannot save them from fool.
JOHN MUIRHidden in the glorious wildness like unmined gold.
More John Muir Quotes
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We are now in the mountains and they are in us, kindling enthusiasm, making every nerve quiver, filling every pore and cell of us.
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Everybody needs beauty, places to play in and pray in where nature may heal and cheer and give strength to the body and soul alike.
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Few places in this world are more dangerous than home.
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All the world was before me and every day was a holiday, so it did not seem important to which one of the world’s wildernesses I first should wander.
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Wildness is a necessity.
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Learn to live like the wild animals
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The clearest way into the Universe is through a forest wilderness.
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Climb the mountains and get their good tidings.
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In every walk with Nature one receives far more than he seeks.
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Go quietly, alone; no harm will befall you.
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It seems supernatural, but only because it is not understood.
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The galling harness of civilization drops off, and wounds heal ere we are aware.
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In the beauty and grandeur of individual trees, and in number and variety of species, the Sierra forests surpass all others.
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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 power of imagination makes us infinite.
JOHN MUIR