In every walk with Nature one receives far more than he seeks.
JOHN MUIRHidden in the glorious wildness like unmined gold.
More John Muir Quotes
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Another glorious day, the air as delicious to the lungs as nectar to the tongue.
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The soft light of morning falls upon ripening forests of oak and elm, walnut and hickory, and all Nature is thoughtful and calm.
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To the lover of wilderness, Alaska is one of the most wonderful countries in the world.
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There is a love of wild nature in everybody, an ancient mother-love showing itself whether recognized or no, and however covered by cares and duties.
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Come to the woods, for here is rest. There is no repose like that of the green deep woods. Sleep in forgetfulness of all ill.
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I only went out for a walk and finally concluded to stay out till sundown, for going out, I found, was really going in.
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Every hidden cell is throbbing with music and life, every fiber thrilling like harp strings.
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Between every two pines is a doorway to a new world.
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Night is coming on and I am filled with indescribable loneliness. Felt feverish; bathed in a black, silent stream.
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No synonym for God is so perfect as Beauty.
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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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So also there are tides and floods in the affairs of men, which in some are slight and may be kept within bounds, but in others they overmaster everything.
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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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Going to the mountains is going home.
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How narrow we selfish conceited creatures are in our sympathies! How blind to the rights of all the rest of creation!
JOHN MUIR






