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.
JOHN MUIRYet how hard most people work for mere dust and ashes and care, taking no thought of growing in knowledge and grace, never having time to get in sight of their own ignorance.
More John Muir Quotes
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As long as I live, I’ll hear waterfalls and birds and winds sing.
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Therefore all childish fear must be put away.
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I only went out for a walk and finally concluded to stay out till sundown, for going out, I found, was really going in.
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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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Nothing truly wild is unclean.
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I ran home in the moonlight with firm strides; for the sun-love made me strong.
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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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The mountains are calling and I must go.
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Let children walk with nature, let them see the beautiful blendings and communions of death and life.
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How glorious a greeting the sun gives the mountains!
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We all travel the Milky Way together, trees and men.
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To the lover of wilderness, Alaska is one of the most wonderful countries in the world.
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We were glad, however, to get within reach of information.
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God has cared for these trees, saved them from drought, disease, avalanches, and a thousand tempests and floods. But he cannot save them from fool.
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There is nothing more eloquent in Nature than a mountain stream.
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