Go quietly, alone; no harm will befall you.
JOHN MUIRGoing to the woods is going home.
More John Muir Quotes
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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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Wander a whole summer if you can, time will not be taken from the sum of your life. Instead of shortening, it will definitely lengthen it and make you truly immortal.
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Take me into the mountains.
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The mountains are calling and I must go.
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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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It is always interesting to see people in dead earnest, from whatever cause, and earthquakes make everybody earnest.
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Wildness is a necessity.
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To the lover of wilderness, Alaska is one of the most wonderful countries in the world.
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Walk away quietly in any direction and taste the freedom of the mountaineer.
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There is nothing more eloquent in Nature than a mountain stream.
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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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I have never yet happened upon a trace of evidence that seemed to show that any one animal was ever made for another as much as it was made for itself.
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The world’s big and I want to have a good look at it before it gets dark.
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Therefore all childish fear must be put away.
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There 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.
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