We were glad, however, to get within reach of information.
JOHN MUIRIn every walk with Nature one receives far more than he seeks.
More John Muir Quotes
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It is always interesting to see people in dead earnest, from whatever cause, and earthquakes make everybody earnest.
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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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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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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.
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Who wouldn’t be a mountaineer! Up here all the world’s prizes seem nothing.
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Another glorious day, the air as delicious to the lungs as nectar to the tongue.
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Going to the mountains is going home.
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Mountains are our Holy Land, and we ought to saunter through them reverently, not ‘hike’ through them.
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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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Writing is like the life of a glacier; one eternal grind.
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Walk away quietly in any direction and taste the freedom of the mountaineer.
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But it is in the darkest nights, when storms are blowing and the agitated waves are phosphorescent, that the most impressive displays are made.
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The clearest way into the Universe is through a forest wilderness.
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Come to the woods, for here is rest. There is no repose like that of the green deep woods. Sleep in forgetfulness of all ill.
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The mountains are calling and I must go.
JOHN MUIR






