The rivers flow not past, but through us, thrilling, tingling, vibrating every fiber and cell of the substance of our bodies, making them glide and sing.
JOHN MUIRIt is always interesting to see people in dead earnest, from whatever cause, and earthquakes make everybody earnest.
More John Muir Quotes
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Walk away quietly in any direction and taste the freedom of the mountaineer.
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In God’s wildness lies the hope of the world.
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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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I have never yet happened upon a trace of evidence that seemed to show that any one animal was ever made for another as much as it was made for itself.
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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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Wildness is a necessity.
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We are now in the mountains and they are in us, kindling enthusiasm, making every nerve quiver, filling every pore and cell of us.
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Climb the mountains and get their good tidings.
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One must labor for beauty as for bread.
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One touch of nature makes the whole world kin.
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But we are governed more than we know, and most when we are wildest.
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It seems supernatural, but only because it is not understood.
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At the touch of this divine light, the mountains seemed to kindle to a rapt, religious consciousness, and stood hushed like devout worshippers waiting to be blessed.
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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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