But we are governed more than we know, and most when we are wildest.
JOHN MUIRIf 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.
More John Muir Quotes
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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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One touch of nature makes the whole world kin.
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I never saw a discontented tree.
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To the lover of wilderness, Alaska is one of the most wonderful countries in the world.
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Going to the mountains is going home.
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One must labor for beauty as for bread.
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Therefore all childish fear must be put away.
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Writing is like the life of a glacier; one eternal grind.
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In drying plants, botanists often dry themselves. Dry words and dry facts will not fire hearts.
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On no subject are our ideas more warped and pitiable than on death.
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Nothing dollarable is safe.
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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 not a fragment in all nature, for every relative fragment of one thing is a full harmonious unit in itself.
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Another glorious day, the air as delicious to the lungs as nectar to the tongue.
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A part of all nature, neither old nor young, sick nor well, but immortal.
JOHN MUIR