More from John Muir
As if nothing that does not obviously make for the benefit of man had any right to exist; as if our ways were God’s ways.
John MuirJohn Muir The wrongs done to trees, wrongs of every sort, are done in the darkness of ignorance and unbelief, for when the light comes, the heart of the people is always right.
John MuirJohn Muir This time it is real – all must die, and where could mountaineer find a more glorious death!
John MuirJohn Muir To the lover of wilderness, Alaska is one of the most wonderful countries in the world.
John MuirJohn Muir Between every two pines is a doorway to a new world.
John MuirJohn Muir In God’s wildness lies the hope of the world.
John MuirJohn Muir 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.
John MuirJohn Muir Writing is like the life of a glacier; one eternal grind.
John MuirJohn Muir Yet how hard most people work for mere dust and ashes and care, taking no thought of growing in knowledge and grace, never having time to get in sight of their own ignorance.
John MuirJohn Muir Everything in Nature called destruction must be creation-a change from beauty to beauty.
John MuirJohn Muir In our best times everything turns into religion, all the world seems a church and the mountains altars.
John MuirJohn Muir Thousands of tired, nerve-shaken, over-civilized people are beginning to find out that going to the mountains is going home; that wildness is a necessity
John MuirJohn Muir 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.
John MuirJohn Muir Every hidden cell is throbbing with music and life, every fiber thrilling like harp strings.
John MuirJohn Muir 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.
John MuirJohn Muir Going to the woods is going home.
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With new relationships, we get scared of being loved because we scared of rejection. Don’t let your fears ruin a perfectly good relationship.
Emily BockEmily Bock I love having someone to talk to all night.
Sophie SmithSophie Smith It is a loud war to love you in silence.
Noor BazziNoor Bazzi Don’t let unimportant people have too much power over you.
Hei-Ran ParkHei-Ran Park Remember that your purpose is indeed to be nothing else but YOU, all that you are and all that you want to be.
ShamaShama I like the crazy ones- the ones made of a little bit of human and a lot of star.
Lauren EdenLauren Eden Let go and trust in the higher power to guide you.
Lisa RoseLisa Rose Let the music fill the empty patches of your soul. And heal you.
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Bald as the bare mountain tops are bald, with a baldness full of grandeur.
Matthew ArnoldMatthew Arnold Nothing truly wild is unclean.
John MuirJohn Muir Walk away quietly in any direction and taste the freedom of the mountaineer.
John MuirJohn Muir The mountains are calling and I must go.
John MuirJohn Muir Climb the mountains and get their good tidings.
John MuirJohn Muir Going to the mountains is going home.
John MuirJohn Muir We are now in the mountains and they are in us, kindling enthusiasm, making every nerve quiver, filling every pore and cell of us.
John MuirJohn Muir One day’s exposure to mountains is better than a cartload of books.
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