There is not a fragment in all nature, for every relative fragment of one thing is a full harmonious unit in itself.
JOHN MUIROn no subject are our ideas more warped and pitiable than on death.
More John Muir Quotes
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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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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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Climb the mountains and get their good tidings.
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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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How glorious a greeting the sun gives the mountains!
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Learn to live like the wild animals
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The deeper the solitude the less the sense of loneliness, and the nearer our friends.
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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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Hidden in the glorious wildness like unmined gold.
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Yet through all this stress the forest is maintained in marvelous beauty.
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One should go to the woods for safety, if for nothing else.
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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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Anyhow we never know where we must go, nor what guides we are to get – people, storms, guardian angels, or sheep.
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Take me into the mountains.
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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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