In the beauty and grandeur of individual trees, and in number and variety of species, the Sierra forests surpass all others.
JOHN MUIREverything in Nature called destruction must be creation-a change from beauty to beauty.
More John Muir Quotes
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Go quietly, alone; no harm will befall you.
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One must labor for beauty as for bread.
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One should go to the woods for safety, if for nothing else.
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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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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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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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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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How narrow we selfish conceited creatures are in our sympathies! How blind to the rights of all the rest of creation!
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The galling harness of civilization drops off, and wounds heal ere we are aware.
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Wildness is a necessity.
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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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It seems supernatural, but only because it is not understood.
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There is nothing more eloquent in Nature than a mountain stream.
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I care to live only to entice people to look at Nature’s loveliness.
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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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