The world, we are told, was made especially for man – a presumption not supported by all the facts.
JOHN MUIRI have never yet happened upon a trace of evidence that seemed to show that any one animal was ever made for another as much as it was made for itself.
More John Muir Quotes
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Learn to live like the wild animals
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In drying plants, botanists often dry themselves. Dry words and dry facts will not fire hearts.
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No synonym for God is so perfect as Beauty.
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And into the forest I go, to lose my mind and find my soul.
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Every hidden cell is throbbing with music and life, every fiber thrilling like harp strings.
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On no subject are our ideas more warped and pitiable than on death.
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But we are governed more than we know, and most when we are wildest.
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There is not a fragment in all nature, for every relative fragment of one thing is a full harmonious unit in itself.
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How glorious a greeting the sun gives the mountains!
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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.
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Another glorious day, the air as delicious to the lungs as nectar to the tongue.
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In every walk with Nature one receives far more than he seeks.
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To the lover of wilderness, Alaska is one of the most wonderful countries in the world.
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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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Going to the mountains is going home.
JOHN MUIR