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.
JOHN MUIRThe 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.
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 day’s exposure to mountains is better than a cartload of books.
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One touch of nature makes the whole world kin.
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Nothing truly wild is unclean.
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Nothing truly wild is unclean.
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As age comes on, one source of enjoyment after another is closed, but nature’s sources never fail.
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I care to live only to entice people to look at Nature’s loveliness.
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The clearest way into the Universe is through a forest wilderness.
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Spring work is going on with joyful enthusiasm.
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And into the forest I go, to lose my mind and find my soul.
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In the beauty and grandeur of individual trees, and in number and variety of species, the Sierra forests surpass all others.
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Most people who travel look only at what they are directed to look at. Great is the power of the guidebook maker, however ignorant.
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Earth has no sorrow that earth can not heal.
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A part of all nature, neither old nor young, sick nor well, but immortal.
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Walk away quietly in any direction and taste the freedom of the mountaineer.
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