In the beauty and grandeur of individual trees, and in number and variety of species, the Sierra forests surpass all others.
JOHN MUIROne must labor for beauty as for bread.
More John Muir Quotes
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I have never yet happened upon a trace of evidence that seemed to show that any one animal was ever made for another as much as it was made for itself.
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In God’s wildness lies the hope of the world.
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I care to live only to entice people to look at Nature’s loveliness.
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In every walk with Nature one receives far more than he seeks.
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Wildness is a necessity.
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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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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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It is always interesting to see people in dead earnest, from whatever cause, and earthquakes make everybody earnest.
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Beauty beyond thought everywhere, beneath, above, made and being made forever.
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As long as I live, I’ll hear waterfalls and birds and winds sing.
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I am learning to live close to the lives of my friends without ever seeing them. No miles of any measurement can separate your soul from mine.
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As age comes on, one source of enjoyment after another is closed, but nature’s sources never fail.
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One touch of nature makes the whole world kin.
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Nothing truly wild is unclean.
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A part of all nature, neither old nor young, sick nor well, but immortal.
JOHN MUIR