But it is in the darkest nights, when storms are blowing and the agitated waves are phosphorescent, that the most impressive displays are made.
JOHN MUIRGo where we will, all the world over, we seem to have been there before.
More John Muir Quotes
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Beauty beyond thought everywhere, beneath, above, made and being made forever.
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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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Climb the mountains and get their good tidings.
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We were glad, however, to get within reach of information.
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One day’s exposure to mountains is better than a cartload of books.
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Writing is like the life of a glacier; one eternal grind.
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To the lover of wilderness, Alaska is one of the most wonderful countries in the world.
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Spring work is going on with joyful enthusiasm.
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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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I ran home in the moonlight with firm strides; for the sun-love made me strong.
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As long as I live, I’ll hear waterfalls and birds and winds sing.
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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 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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It is always interesting to see people in dead earnest, from whatever cause, and earthquakes make everybody earnest.
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The world’s big and I want to have a good look at it before it gets dark.
JOHN MUIR