Yet through all this stress the forest is maintained in marvelous beauty.
JOHN MUIRYet through all this stress the forest is maintained in marvelous beauty.
JOHN MUIRAs age comes on, one source of enjoyment after another is closed, but nature’s sources never fail.
JOHN MUIROne day’s exposure to mountains is better than a cartload of books.
JOHN MUIRNature’s peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees.
JOHN MUIRThe sun shines not on us but in us.
JOHN MUIRRaindrops blossom brilliantly in the rainbow, and change to flowers in the sod, but snow comes in full flower direct from the dark, frozen sky.
JOHN MUIRThe mountains are calling and I must go.
JOHN MUIRIn the beauty and grandeur of individual trees, and in number and variety of species, the Sierra forests surpass all others.
JOHN MUIRIn God’s wildness lies the hope of the world.
JOHN MUIRBeauty beyond thought everywhere, beneath, above, made and being made forever.
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.
JOHN MUIRIt 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.
JOHN MUIRNo synonym for God is so perfect as Beauty.
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.
JOHN MUIRGoing to the woods is going home.
JOHN MUIROne should go to the woods for safety, if for nothing else.
JOHN MUIR