Of all the paths you take in life, make sure a few of them are dirt.
JOHN MUIRBut we are governed more than we know, and most when we are wildest.
More John Muir Quotes
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In the beauty and grandeur of individual trees, and in number and variety of species, the Sierra forests surpass all others.
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One day’s exposure to mountains is better than a cartload of books.
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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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The world, we are told, was made especially for man – a presumption not supported by all the facts.
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Nothing truly wild is unclean.
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Every sight and sound inspiring, leading one far out of himself, yet feeding and building up his individuality.
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But we are governed more than we know, and most when we are wildest.
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I care to live only to entice people to look at Nature’s loveliness.
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If people in general could be got into the woods, even for once, to hear the trees speak for themselves, all difficulties in the way of forest preservation would vanish.
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And into the forest I go, to lose my mind and find my soul.
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Few places in this world are more dangerous than home.
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I ran home in the moonlight with firm strides; for the sun-love made me strong.
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Go quietly, alone; no harm will befall you.
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The wrongs done to trees, wrongs of every sort, are done in the darkness of ignorance and unbelief, for when the light comes, the heart of the people is always right.
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Yet how hard most people work for mere dust and ashes and care, taking no thought of growing in knowledge and grace, never having time to get in sight of their own ignorance.
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