One must labor for beauty as for bread.
JOHN MUIRBeauty beyond thought everywhere, beneath, above, made and being made forever.
More John Muir Quotes
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And into the forest I go, to lose my mind and find my soul.
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In drying plants, botanists often dry themselves. Dry words and dry facts will not fire hearts.
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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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Nothing truly wild is unclean.
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I ran home in the moonlight with firm strides; for the sun-love made me strong.
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We are now in the mountains and they are in us, kindling enthusiasm, making every nerve quiver, filling every pore and cell of us.
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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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We all travel the Milky Way together, trees and men.
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Only by going alone in silence, without baggage, can one truly get into the heart of the wilderness. All other travel is mere dust and hotels and baggage and chatter.
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One touch of nature makes the whole world kin.
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One day’s exposure to mountains is better than a cartload of books.
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The power of imagination makes us infinite.
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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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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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Spring work is going on with joyful enthusiasm.
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