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.
JOHN MUIRHow narrow we selfish conceited creatures are in our sympathies! How blind to the rights of all the rest of creation!
More John Muir Quotes
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Of all the paths you take in life, make sure a few of them are dirt.
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Beauty beyond thought everywhere, beneath, above, made and being made forever.
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But we are governed more than we know, and most when we are wildest.
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One day’s exposure to mountains is better than a cartload of books.
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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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Every sight and sound inspiring, leading one far out of himself, yet feeding and building up his individuality.
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I only went out for a walk and finally concluded to stay out till sundown, for going out, I found, was really going in.
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Going to the woods is going home.
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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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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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Climb the mountains and get their good tidings.
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In God’s wildness lies the hope of the world.
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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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I ran home in the moonlight with firm strides; for the sun-love made me strong.
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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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