When one tugs at a single thing in nature, he finds it attached to the rest of the world.
JOHN MUIRClimb the mountains and get their good tidings.
More John Muir Quotes
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Of all the paths you take in life, make sure a few of them are dirt.
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I never saw a discontented tree.
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There is nothing more eloquent in Nature than a mountain stream.
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Going to the mountains is going home.
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I ran home in the moonlight with firm strides; for the sun-love made me strong.
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Handle a book as a bee does a flower, extract its sweetness but do not damage it.
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The clearest way into the Universe is through a forest wilderness.
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On no subject are our ideas more warped and pitiable than on death.
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It seems supernatural, but only because it is not understood.
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We were glad, however, to get within reach of information.
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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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Writing is like the life of a glacier; one eternal grind.
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Walk away quietly in any direction and taste the freedom of the mountaineer.
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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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One touch of nature makes the whole world kin.
JOHN MUIR