John Muir on direction
John Muir97 quotes“Walk away quietly in any direction and taste the freedom of the mountaineer.”
More from John Muir
Nothing dollarable is safe.
John MuirJohn Muir When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the universe.
John MuirJohn Muir In the beauty and grandeur of individual trees, and in number and variety of species, the Sierra forests surpass all others.
John MuirJohn Muir Nothing truly wild is unclean.
John MuirJohn Muir Nothing truly wild is unclean.
John MuirJohn Muir 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.
John MuirJohn Muir The world, we are told, was made especially for man – a presumption not supported by all the facts.
John MuirJohn Muir Not blind opposition to progress,but opposition to blind progress.
John MuirJohn Muir Who wouldn’t be a mountaineer! Up here all the world’s prizes seem nothing.
John MuirJohn Muir On no subject are our ideas more warped and pitiable than on death.
John MuirJohn Muir The world’s big and I want to have a good look at it before it gets dark.
John MuirJohn Muir I only went out for a walk and finally concluded to stay out till sundown, for going out, I found, was really going in.
John MuirJohn Muir I only went out for a walk and finally concluded to stay out till sundown, for going out, I found, was really going in.
John MuirJohn Muir Hidden in the glorious wildness like unmined gold.
John MuirJohn Muir One should go to the woods for safety, if for nothing else.
John MuirJohn Muir The mountains are calling and I must go.
John MuirJohn Muir
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Rohit SharmaRohit Sharma No, the thing that makes for greatness is determination, persisting in the right direction over the long haul, following your dream, staying at the task.
Charles R. SwindollCharles R. Swindoll Failing forward is the ability to get back up after you’ve been knocked down, learn from your mistake, and move forward in a better direction.
John C. MaxwellJohn C. Maxwell When you can’t change the direction of the wind — adjust your sails
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