The soft light of morning falls upon ripening forests of oak and elm, walnut and hickory, and all Nature is thoughtful and calm.
JOHN MUIRYet through all this stress the forest is maintained in marvelous beauty.
More John Muir Quotes
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Nature’s peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees.
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One should go to the woods for safety, if for nothing else.
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The world, we are told, was made especially for man – a presumption not supported by all the facts.
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What a psalm the storm was singing, and how fresh the smell of the washed earth and leaves, and how sweet the still small voices of the storm!
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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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The clearest way into the Universe is through a forest wilderness.
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I am learning to live close to the lives of my friends without ever seeing them. No miles of any measurement can separate your soul from mine.
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Of all the paths you take in life, make sure a few of them are dirt.
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Few places in this world are more dangerous than home.
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Most people who travel look only at what they are directed to look at. Great is the power of the guidebook maker, however ignorant.
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In every walk with Nature one receives far more than he seeks.
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But we are governed more than we know, and most when we are wildest.
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So also there are tides and floods in the affairs of men, which in some are slight and may be kept within bounds, but in others they overmaster everything.
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The mountains are calling and I must go.
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The galling harness of civilization drops off, and wounds heal ere we are aware.
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