This is Nature’s own reservation, and every lover of wildness will rejoice with me that by kindly frost it is so well defended.
JOHN MUIREvery sight and sound inspiring, leading one far out of himself, yet feeding and building up his individuality.
More John Muir Quotes
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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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The power of imagination makes us infinite.
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Nothing truly wild is unclean.
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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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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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Few places in this world are more dangerous than home.
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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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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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I am learning to live close to the lives of my friends without ever seeing them. No miles of any measurement can separate your soul from mine.
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Of all the paths you take in life, make sure a few of them are dirt.
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One day’s exposure to mountains is better than a cartload of books.
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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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In our best times everything turns into religion, all the world seems a church and the mountains altars.
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The clearest way into the Universe is through a forest wilderness.
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