The wrongs done to trees, wrongs of every sort, are done in the darkness of ignorance and unbelief, for when the light comes, the heart of the people is always right.
JOHN MUIROf all the paths you take in life, make sure a few of them are dirt.
More John Muir Quotes
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Walk away quietly in any direction and taste the freedom of the mountaineer.
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Everything in Nature called destruction must be creation-a change from beauty to beauty.
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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 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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A part of all nature, neither old nor young, sick nor well, but immortal.
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Earth has no sorrow that earth can not heal.
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One touch of nature makes the whole world kin.
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Wildness is a necessity.
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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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One must labor for beauty as for bread.
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This time it is real – all must die, and where could mountaineer find a more glorious death!
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Nothing truly wild is unclean.
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So also there are tides and floods in the affairs of men, which in some are slight and may be kept within bounds, but in others they overmaster everything.
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As long as I live, I’ll hear waterfalls and birds and winds sing.
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The clearest way into the Universe is through a forest wilderness.
JOHN MUIR






