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.
JOHN MUIRSociety speaks and all men listen, mountains speak and wise men listen.
More John Muir Quotes
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In every walk with Nature one receives far more than he seeks.
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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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Society speaks and all men listen, mountains speak and wise men listen.
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We were glad, however, to get within reach of information.
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One must labor for beauty as for bread.
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The clearest way into the Universe is through a forest wilderness.
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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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Night is coming on and I am filled with indescribable loneliness. Felt feverish; bathed in a black, silent stream.
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It seems supernatural, but only because it is not understood.
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The world’s big and I want to have a good look at it before it gets dark.
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Beauty beyond thought everywhere, beneath, above, made and being made forever.
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Of all the paths you take in life, make sure a few of them are dirt.
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There is nothing more eloquent in Nature than a mountain stream.
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The soft light of morning falls upon ripening forests of oak and elm, walnut and hickory, and all Nature is thoughtful and calm.
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One should go to the woods for safety, if for nothing else.
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