Let children walk with nature, let them see the beautiful blendings and communions of death and life.
JOHN MUIRThis time it is real – all must die, and where could mountaineer find a more glorious death!
More John Muir Quotes
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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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Yet 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.
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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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I care to live only to entice people to look at Nature’s loveliness.
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How glorious a greeting the sun gives the mountains!
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One should go to the woods for safety, if for nothing else.
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The clearest way into the Universe is through a forest wilderness.
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Going to the mountains is going home.
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Only by going alone in silence, without baggage, can one truly get into the heart of the wilderness. All other travel is mere dust and hotels and baggage and chatter.
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Between every two pines is a doorway to a new world.
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It is always interesting to see people in dead earnest, from whatever cause, and earthquakes make everybody earnest.
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Nothing truly wild is unclean.
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Nature’s peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees.
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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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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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