And into the forest I go, to lose my mind and find my soul.
JOHN MUIRBut we are governed more than we know, and most when we are wildest.
More John Muir Quotes
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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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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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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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A part of all nature, neither old nor young, sick nor well, but immortal.
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There is nothing more eloquent in Nature than a mountain stream.
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Nothing truly wild is unclean.
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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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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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The world’s big and I want to have a good look at it before it gets dark.
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Not blind opposition to progress,but opposition to blind progress.
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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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Let children walk with nature, let them see the beautiful blendings and communions of death and life.
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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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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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Learn to live like the wild animals
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