Not blind opposition to progress,but opposition to blind progress.
JOHN MUIRNature’s peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees.
More John Muir Quotes
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Come to the woods, for here is rest. There is no repose like that of the green deep woods. Sleep in forgetfulness of all ill.
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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.
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Climb the mountains and get their good tidings.
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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.
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Nothing truly wild is unclean.
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One should go to the woods for safety, if for nothing else.
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Go where we will, all the world over, we seem to have been there before.
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One must labor for beauty as for bread.
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Every hidden cell is throbbing with music and life, every fiber thrilling like harp strings.
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In every walk with Nature one receives far more than he seeks.
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Between every two pines is a doorway to a new world.
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Let children walk with nature, let them see the beautiful blendings and communions of death and life.
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Wildness is a necessity.
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Nothing dollarable is safe.
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Night is coming on and I am filled with indescribable loneliness. Felt feverish; bathed in a black, silent stream.
JOHN MUIR