More from John Muir
Anyhow we never know where we must go, nor what guides we are to get – people, storms, guardian angels, or sheep.
John MuirJohn Muir Raindrops blossom brilliantly in the rainbow, and change to flowers in the sod, but snow comes in full flower direct from the dark, frozen sky.
John MuirJohn Muir And into the forest I go, to lose my mind and find my soul.
John MuirJohn Muir Nature’s peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees.
John MuirJohn Muir Go quietly, alone; no harm will befall you.
John MuirJohn Muir Few places in this world are more dangerous than home.
John MuirJohn Muir All the world was before me and every day was a holiday, so it did not seem important to which one of the world’s wildernesses I first should wander.
John MuirJohn Muir Climb the mountains and get their good tidings.
John MuirJohn Muir The galling harness of civilization drops off, and wounds heal ere we are aware.
John MuirJohn Muir Go where we will, all the world over, we seem to have been there before.
John MuirJohn Muir Yet through all this stress the forest is maintained in marvelous beauty.
John MuirJohn Muir Night is coming on and I am filled with indescribable loneliness. Felt feverish; bathed in a black, silent stream.
John MuirJohn Muir The power of imagination makes us infinite.
John MuirJohn Muir Going to the mountains is going home.
John MuirJohn Muir The deeper the solitude the less the sense of loneliness, and the nearer our friends.
John MuirJohn Muir It is always interesting to see people in dead earnest, from whatever cause, and earthquakes make everybody earnest.
John MuirJohn Muir
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My heart keeps room for you always even when you can’t be here.
Holly DuxburyHolly Duxbury You are seeing humanity at its worst and best. A collision of the circumstance.
Samantha King HolmesSamantha King Holmes Treat her like a dream. Follow her, pursue her, and always remind her that you’ll never give up on her.
Jenny AJenny A I care but I’m done trying. I love but I’m done showing.
Divya khandalDivya khandal Never feel defined by your size, measures, and beauty standards.
Jacklyn TysonJacklyn Tyson The wild is always changing like a reminder. You do not have to be the same to be beautiful.
Sabina LauraSabina Laura Bees and butterflies in my belly with you on my mind they chase each other around.
Jenny WinbladhJenny Winbladh I long for you but you long for someone else, I deny the one who wants me cause I want someone else.
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More on beautiful
There’s something so powerful about being my own gorgeous, beautiful, individual, unique self.
Alicia KeysAlicia Keys I think having land and not ruining it is the most beautiful art that anybody could ever want to own.
Andy WarholAndy Warhol Life sucks, but in a beautiful kind of way.
Axl RoseAxl Rose Beautiful creature its time to forgive yourself you were surviving.
Chelsie DianeChelsie Diane Imagine how beautiful life would be spent if we spent it lost in moments rather than memories.
Sonya MatejkoSonya Matejko I discovered that if one looks a little closer at this beautiful world, there are always red ants underneath.
David LynchDavid Lynch I look around and see all the beauty that is possible – all the beauty we can make. Together.
Rebekah SterlacciRebekah Sterlacci She was only a collection of flaws and she was beautiful.
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