I never saw a discontented tree.
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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As long as I live, I’ll hear waterfalls and birds and winds sing.
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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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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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There is not a fragment in all nature, for every relative fragment of one thing is a full harmonious unit in itself.
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Take me into the mountains.
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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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The deeper the solitude the less the sense of loneliness, and the nearer our friends.
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Hidden in the glorious wildness like unmined gold.
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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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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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But it is in the darkest nights, when storms are blowing and the agitated waves are phosphorescent, that the most impressive displays are made.
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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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One day’s exposure to mountains is better than a cartload of books.
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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.
JOHN MUIR