When one tugs at a single thing in nature, he finds it attached to the rest of the world.
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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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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The power of imagination makes us infinite.
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Nothing dollarable is safe.
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To the lover of wilderness, Alaska is one of the most wonderful countries in the world.
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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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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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Wildness is a necessity.
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One touch of nature makes the whole world kin.
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Take me into the mountains.
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One day’s exposure to mountains is better than a cartload of books.
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In every walk with Nature one receives far more than he seeks.
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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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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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Nothing truly wild is unclean.
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There is nothing more eloquent in Nature than a mountain stream.
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