I ran home in the moonlight with firm strides; for the sun-love made me strong.
JOHN MUIRI ran home in the moonlight with firm strides; for the sun-love made me strong.
JOHN MUIRAnother glorious day, the air as delicious to the lungs as nectar to the tongue.
JOHN MUIRFew places in this world are more dangerous than home.
JOHN MUIRI only went out for a walk and finally concluded to stay out till sundown, for going out, I found, was really going in.
JOHN MUIREvery sight and sound inspiring, leading one far out of himself, yet feeding and building up his individuality.
JOHN MUIROne day’s exposure to mountains is better than a cartload of books.
JOHN MUIRYet through all this stress the forest is maintained in marvelous beauty.
JOHN MUIRThere 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 MUIRIn drying plants, botanists often dry themselves. Dry words and dry facts will not fire hearts.
JOHN MUIRI never saw a discontented tree.
JOHN MUIRHow glorious a greeting the sun gives the mountains!
JOHN MUIRGo quietly, alone; no harm will befall you.
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.
JOHN MUIRAs if nothing that does not obviously make for the benefit of man had any right to exist; as if our ways were God’s ways.
JOHN MUIRSpring work is going on with joyful enthusiasm.
JOHN MUIROn no subject are our ideas more warped and pitiable than on death.
JOHN MUIR