But we are governed more than we know, and most when we are wildest.
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.
More John Muir Quotes
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When one tugs at a single thing in nature, he finds it attached to the rest of the world.
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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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What a psalm the storm was singing, and how fresh the smell of the washed earth and leaves, and how sweet the still small voices of the storm!
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The world, we are told, was made especially for man – a presumption not supported by all the facts.
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This is Nature’s own reservation, and every lover of wildness will rejoice with me that by kindly frost it is so well defended.
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Spring work is going on with joyful enthusiasm.
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We are now in the mountains and they are in us, kindling enthusiasm, making every nerve quiver, filling every pore and cell of us.
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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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It was the afternoon of the day and the afternoon of his life, and his course was now westward down all the mountains into the sunset.
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Everybody needs beauty, places to play in and pray in where nature may heal and cheer and give strength to the body and soul alike.
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We all travel the Milky Way together, trees and men.
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One day’s exposure to mountains is better than a cartload of books.
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The making of gardens and parks goes on with civilization all over the world, and they increase both in size and number as their value is recognized.
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Go quietly, alone; no harm will befall you.
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The power of imagination makes us infinite.
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