In God’s wildness lies the hope of the world.
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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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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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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Anyhow we never know where we must go, nor what guides we are to get – people, storms, guardian angels, or sheep.
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At the touch of this divine light, the mountains seemed to kindle to a rapt, religious consciousness, and stood hushed like devout worshippers waiting to be blessed.
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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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All the world was before me and every day was a holiday, so it did not seem important to which one of the world’s wildernesses I first should wander.
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And into the forest I go, to lose my mind and find my soul.
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As long as I live, I’ll hear waterfalls and birds and winds sing.
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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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Night is coming on and I am filled with indescribable loneliness. Felt feverish; bathed in a black, silent stream.
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When one tugs at a single thing in nature, he finds it attached to the rest of the world.
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The soft light of morning falls upon ripening forests of oak and elm, walnut and hickory, and all Nature is thoughtful and calm.
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When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the universe.
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Therefore all childish fear must be put away.
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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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