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The galling harness of civilization drops off, and wounds heal ere we are aware.

John Muir

I only went out for a walk and finally concluded to stay out till sundown, for going out, I found, was really going in.
JOHN MUIR

Nature Travel Walk
The clearest way into the Universe is through a forest wilderness.
JOHN MUIR

Animal Care Clear Earth Forest Universe Wild
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.
JOHN MUIR

Care Disease Flood Fools God Save Tree
How narrow we selfish conceited creatures are in our sympathies! How blind to the rights of all the rest of creation!
JOHN MUIR

Blind Creature Narrow Selfish Sympathy
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 MUIR

Care Duty Love Mother Nature Recognize Wild
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 MUIR

Blow Darkness Display Impressive Night Storm Waves
Only by going alone in silence, without baggage, can one truly get into the heart of the wilderness. All other travel is mere dust and hotels and baggage and chatter.
JOHN MUIR

Alone Heart Hotel Nature Silence Travel Wild
It is always interesting to see people in dead earnest, from whatever cause, and earthquakes make everybody earnest.
JOHN MUIR

Dead Earn Earthquake Interesting People
The mountains are calling and I must go.
JOHN MUIR

Excitement Hiking Mountain One Liner Travel Trekking
Thousands of tired, nerve-shaken, over-civilized people are beginning to find out that going to the mountains is going home; that wildness is a necessity
JOHN MUIR

Beginning Civil Finding Hiking Home Mountain People Tired Trekking Wild
The sun shines not on us but in us.
JOHN MUIR

Deep Healing Inspirational One Liner Sun Sunshine
Therefore all childish fear must be put away.
JOHN MUIR

Children Fear Hiking One Liner Travel Trekking
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 MUIR

Body Flow Past Peace River Sing Substance Vibrate
The wrongs done to trees, wrongs of every sort, are done in the darkness of ignorance and unbelief, for when the light comes, the heart of the people is always right.
JOHN MUIR

Belief Darkness Heart Ignorance Inspirational People Tree
Climb the mountains and get their good tidings.
JOHN MUIR

Climb Hiking Mountain Tide Travel Trekking
The world’s big and I want to have a good look at it before it gets dark.
JOHN MUIR

Darkness Nature One Liner Travel World

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