The soft light of morning falls upon ripening forests of oak and elm, walnut and hickory, and all Nature is thoughtful and calm.
JOHN MUIR
How glorious a greeting the sun gives the mountains!
More John Muir Quotes
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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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Going to the mountains is going home.
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Beauty beyond thought everywhere, beneath, above, made and being made forever.
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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.
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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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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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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.
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Between every two pines is a doorway to a new world.
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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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Every hidden cell is throbbing with music and life, every fiber thrilling like harp strings.
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One should go to the woods for safety, if for nothing else.
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Climb the mountains and get their good tidings.
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Society speaks and all men listen, mountains speak and wise men listen.
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How narrow we selfish conceited creatures are in our sympathies! How blind to the rights of all the rest of creation!
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Not blind opposition to progress,but opposition to blind progress.
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The deeper the solitude the less the sense of loneliness, and the nearer our friends.
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