Not blind opposition to progress,but opposition to blind progress.
JOHN MUIRThere is a love of wild nature in everybody, an ancient mother-love showing itself whether recognized or no, and however covered by cares and duties.
More John Muir Quotes
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The sun shines not on us but in us.
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There is nothing more eloquent in Nature than a mountain stream.
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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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Therefore all childish fear must be put away.
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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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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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Nature’s peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees.
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Who wouldn’t be a mountaineer! Up here all the world’s prizes seem nothing.
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It seems supernatural, but only because it is not understood.
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This time it is real – all must die, and where could mountaineer find a more glorious death!
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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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We were glad, however, to get within reach of information.
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Every hidden cell is throbbing with music and life, every fiber thrilling like harp strings.
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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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One must labor for beauty as for bread.
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