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.
JOHN MUIRWalk away quietly in any direction and taste the freedom of the mountaineer.
More John Muir Quotes
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One should go to the woods for safety, if for nothing else.
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The clearest way into the Universe is through a forest wilderness.
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Nothing truly wild is unclean.
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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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There is nothing more eloquent in Nature than a mountain stream.
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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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In every walk with Nature one receives far more than he seeks.
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Wildness is a necessity.
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In God’s wildness lies the hope of the world.
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Spring work is going on with joyful enthusiasm.
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As age comes on, one source of enjoyment after another is closed, but nature’s sources never fail.
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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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The deeper the solitude the less the sense of loneliness, and the nearer our friends.
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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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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






