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 MUIRThe clearest way into the Universe is through a forest wilderness.
More John Muir Quotes
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As age comes on, one source of enjoyment after another is closed, but nature’s sources never fail.
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The world, we are told, was made especially for man – a presumption not supported by all the facts.
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It seems supernatural, but only because it is not understood.
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Every hidden cell is throbbing with music and life, every fiber thrilling like harp strings.
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In the beauty and grandeur of individual trees, and in number and variety of species, the Sierra forests surpass all others.
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Everything in Nature called destruction must be creation-a change from beauty to beauty.
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One should go to the woods for safety, if for nothing else.
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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.
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This time it is real – all must die, and where could mountaineer find a more glorious death!
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Nature’s peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees.
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God has cared for these trees, saved them from drought, disease, avalanches, and a thousand tempests and floods. But he cannot save them from fool.
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Writing is like the life of a glacier; one eternal grind.
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Nothing dollarable is safe.
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Society speaks and all men listen, mountains speak and wise men listen.
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To the lover of wilderness, Alaska is one of the most wonderful countries in the world.
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