There is a love of wild nature in everybody, an ancient mother-love showing itself whether recognized or no, and however covered by cares and duties.
JOHN MUIRThe soft light of morning falls upon ripening forests of oak and elm, walnut and hickory, and all Nature is thoughtful and calm.
More John Muir Quotes
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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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One should go to the woods for safety, if for nothing else.
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I never saw a discontented tree.
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We all travel the Milky Way together, trees and men.
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In every walk with Nature one receives far more than he seeks.
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Of all the paths you take in life, make sure a few of them are dirt.
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In drying plants, botanists often dry themselves. Dry words and dry facts will not fire hearts.
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Beauty beyond thought everywhere, beneath, above, made and being made forever.
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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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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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Few places in this world are more dangerous than home.
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How glorious a greeting the sun gives the mountains!
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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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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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Wander a whole summer if you can, time will not be taken from the sum of your life. Instead of shortening, it will definitely lengthen it and make you truly immortal.
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