The clearest way into the Universe is through a forest wilderness.
JOHN MUIRWhen one tugs at a single thing in nature, he finds it attached to the rest of the world.
More John Muir Quotes
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The galling harness of civilization drops off, and wounds heal ere we are aware.
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Writing is like the life of a glacier; one eternal grind.
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At the touch of this divine light, the mountains seemed to kindle to a rapt, religious consciousness, and stood hushed like devout worshippers waiting to be blessed.
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A part of all nature, neither old nor young, sick nor well, but immortal.
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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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Not blind opposition to progress,but opposition to blind progress.
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To the lover of wilderness, Alaska is one of the most wonderful countries in the world.
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Climb the mountains and get their good tidings.
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I ran home in the moonlight with firm strides; for the sun-love made me strong.
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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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The world’s big and I want to have a good look at it before it gets dark.
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Between every two pines is a doorway to a new world.
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But we are governed more than we know, and most when we are wildest.
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Going to the woods is going home.
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But it is in the darkest nights, when storms are blowing and the agitated waves are phosphorescent, that the most impressive displays are made.
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