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 MUIROne must labor for beauty as for bread.
More John Muir Quotes
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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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But we are governed more than we know, and most when we are wildest.
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Going to the woods is going home.
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It seems supernatural, but only because it is not understood.
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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.
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There is not a fragment in all nature, for every relative fragment of one thing is a full harmonious unit in itself.
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Therefore all childish fear must be put away.
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The making of gardens and parks goes on with civilization all over the world, and they increase both in size and number as their value is recognized.
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Take me into the mountains.
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Go where we will, all the world over, we seem to have been there before.
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The sun shines not on us but in 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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One should go to the woods for safety, if for nothing else.
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One touch of nature makes the whole world kin.
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Nature’s peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees.
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