To the lover of wilderness, Alaska is one of the most wonderful countries in the world.
JOHN MUIRIn every walk with Nature one receives far more than he seeks.
More John Muir Quotes
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The galling harness of civilization drops off, and wounds heal ere we are aware.
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Beauty beyond thought everywhere, beneath, above, made and being made forever.
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What a psalm the storm was singing, and how fresh the smell of the washed earth and leaves, and how sweet the still small voices of the storm!
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One day’s exposure to mountains is better than a cartload of books.
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Writing is like the life of a glacier; one eternal grind.
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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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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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Take me into the mountains.
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At the touch of this divine light, the mountains seemed to kindle to a rapt, religious consciousness, and stood hushed like devout worshippers waiting to be blessed.
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Everything in Nature called destruction must be creation-a change from beauty to beauty.
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So also there are tides and floods in the affairs of men, which in some are slight and may be kept within bounds, but in others they overmaster everything.
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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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The power of imagination makes us infinite.
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Night is coming on and I am filled with indescribable loneliness. Felt feverish; bathed in a black, silent stream.
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In God’s wildness lies the hope of the world.
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