Every sight and sound inspiring, leading one far out of himself, yet feeding and building up his individuality.
JOHN MUIRCome to the woods, for here is rest. There is no repose like that of the green deep woods. Sleep in forgetfulness of all ill.
More John Muir Quotes
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Handle a book as a bee does a flower, extract its sweetness but do not damage it.
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Go quietly, alone; no harm will befall you.
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It seems supernatural, but only because it is not understood.
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Nothing dollarable is safe.
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All the world was before me and every day was a holiday, so it did not seem important to which one of the world’s wildernesses I first should wander.
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Mountains are our Holy Land, and we ought to saunter through them reverently, not ‘hike’ through them.
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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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God has cared for these trees, saved them from drought, disease, avalanches, and a thousand tempests and floods. But he cannot save them from fool.
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Nothing truly wild is unclean.
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In every walk with Nature one receives far more than he seeks.
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When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the universe.
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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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One should go to the woods for safety, if for nothing else.
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The power of imagination makes us infinite.
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One day’s exposure to mountains is better than a cartload of books.
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