Going to the woods is going home.
JOHN MUIRBeauty beyond thought everywhere, beneath, above, made and being made forever.
More John Muir Quotes
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Few places in this world are more dangerous than home.
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One must labor for beauty as for bread.
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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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Let children walk with nature, let them see the beautiful blendings and communions of death and life.
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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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There is not a fragment in all nature, for every relative fragment of one thing is a full harmonious unit in itself.
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To the lover of wilderness, Alaska is one of the most wonderful countries in the world.
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Writing is like the life of a glacier; one eternal grind.
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Anyhow we never know where we must go, nor what guides we are to get – people, storms, guardian angels, or sheep.
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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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The making of gardens and parks goes on with civilization all over the world, and they increase both in size and number as their value is recognized.
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Learn to live like the wild animals
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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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The galling harness of civilization drops off, and wounds heal ere we are aware.
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What a psalm the storm was singing, and how fresh the smell of the washed earth and leaves, and how sweet the still small voices of the storm!
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