To the lover of wilderness, Alaska is one of the most wonderful countries in the world.
JOHN MUIRWriting is like the life of a glacier; one eternal grind.
More John Muir Quotes
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But we are governed more than we know, and most when we are wildest.
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In our best times everything turns into religion, all the world seems a church and the mountains altars.
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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.
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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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Nothing truly wild is unclean.
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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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Climb the mountains and get their good tidings.
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Nature’s peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees.
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Go quietly, alone; no harm will befall you.
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There is not a fragment in all nature, for every relative fragment of one thing is a full harmonious unit in itself.
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And into the forest I go, to lose my mind and find my soul.
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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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This time it is real – all must die, and where could mountaineer find a more glorious death!
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In drying plants, botanists often dry themselves. Dry words and dry facts will not fire hearts.
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The mountains are calling and I must go.
JOHN MUIR