Handle a book as a bee does a flower, extract its sweetness but do not damage it.
JOHN MUIRHow glorious a greeting the sun gives the mountains!
More John Muir Quotes
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This is Nature’s own reservation, and every lover of wildness will rejoice with me that by kindly frost it is so well defended.
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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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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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To the lover of wilderness, Alaska is one of the most wonderful countries in the world.
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One should go to the woods for safety, if for nothing else.
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Go where we will, all the world over, we seem to have been there before.
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Walk away quietly in any direction and taste the freedom of the mountaineer.
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One touch of nature makes the whole world kin.
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Go quietly, alone; no harm will befall you.
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The mountains are calling and I must go.
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The sun shines not on us but in us.
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Nature’s peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees.
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As long as I live, I’ll hear waterfalls and birds and winds sing.
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Learn to live like the wild animals
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Spring work is going on with joyful enthusiasm.
JOHN MUIR