Yet through all this stress the forest is maintained in marvelous beauty.
JOHN MUIRThere is not a fragment in all nature, for every relative fragment of one thing is a full harmonious unit in itself.
More John Muir Quotes
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One touch of nature makes the whole world kin.
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I only went out for a walk and finally concluded to stay out till sundown, for going out, I found, was really going in.
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Come to the woods, for here is rest. There is no repose like that of the green deep woods. Sleep in forgetfulness of all ill.
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Raindrops blossom brilliantly in the rainbow, and change to flowers in the sod, but snow comes in full flower direct from the dark, frozen sky.
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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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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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There is nothing more eloquent in Nature than a mountain stream.
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Night is coming on and I am filled with indescribable loneliness. Felt feverish; bathed in a black, silent stream.
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Another glorious day, the air as delicious to the lungs as nectar to the tongue.
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Of all the paths you take in life, make sure a few of them are dirt.
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The galling harness of civilization drops off, and wounds heal ere we are aware.
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The power of imagination makes us infinite.
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Wander a whole summer if you can, time will not be taken from the sum of your life. Instead of shortening, it will definitely lengthen it and make you truly immortal.
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Take me into the mountains.
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Nothing truly wild is unclean.
JOHN MUIR