Not blind opposition to progress,but opposition to blind progress.
JOHN MUIR
Writing is like the life of a glacier; one eternal grind.
More John Muir Quotes
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Not blind opposition to progress,but opposition to blind progress.
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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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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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As long as I live, I’ll hear waterfalls and birds and winds sing.
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Of all the paths you take in life, make sure a few of them are dirt.
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We all travel the Milky Way together, trees and men.
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Writing is like the life of a glacier; one eternal grind.
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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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Walk away quietly in any direction and taste the freedom of the mountaineer.
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So also there are tides and floods in the affairs of men, which in some are slight and may be kept within bounds, but in others they overmaster everything.
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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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The clearest way into the Universe is through a forest wilderness.
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Nature’s peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees.
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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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We are now in the mountains and they are in us, kindling enthusiasm, making every nerve quiver, filling every pore and cell of us.
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Come to the woods, for here is rest. There is no repose like that of the green deep woods. Sleep in forgetfulness of all ill.
JOHN MUIR