It is always interesting to see people in dead earnest, from whatever cause, and earthquakes make everybody earnest.
JOHN MUIRThe 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.
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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It was the afternoon of the day and the afternoon of his life, and his course was now westward down all the mountains into the sunset.
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And into the forest I go, to lose my mind and find my soul.
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Not blind opposition to progress,but opposition to blind progress.
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Nothing truly wild is unclean.
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One must labor for beauty as for bread.
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The sun shines not on us but in us.
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Anyhow we never know where we must go, nor what guides we are to get – people, storms, guardian angels, or sheep.
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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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Writing is like the life of a glacier; one eternal grind.
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One should go to the woods for safety, if for nothing else.
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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 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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The world’s big and I want to have a good look at it before it gets dark.
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Every hidden cell is throbbing with music and life, every fiber thrilling like harp strings.
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