Only by going alone in silence, without baggage, can one truly get into the heart of the wilderness. All other travel is mere dust and hotels and baggage and chatter.
JOHN MUIRThe world’s big and I want to have a good look at it before it gets dark.
More John Muir Quotes
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Go quietly, alone; no harm will befall you.
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The sun shines not on us but in us.
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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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Every sight and sound inspiring, leading one far out of himself, yet feeding and building up his individuality.
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But we are governed more than we know, and most when we are wildest.
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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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A part of all nature, neither old nor young, sick nor well, but immortal.
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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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When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the universe.
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In God’s wildness lies the hope of the world.
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Going to the mountains is going home.
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Writing is like the life of a glacier; one eternal grind.
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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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The rivers flow not past, but through us, thrilling, tingling, vibrating every fiber and cell of the substance of our bodies, making them glide and sing.
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To the lover of wilderness, Alaska is one of the most wonderful countries in the world.
JOHN MUIR






