In the beauty and grandeur of individual trees, and in number and variety of species, the Sierra forests surpass all others.
JOHN MUIRWe all travel the Milky Way together, trees and men.
More John Muir Quotes
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Another glorious day, the air as delicious to the lungs as nectar to the tongue.
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Wander a whole summer if you can, time will not be taken from the sum of your life. Instead of shortening, it will definitely lengthen it and make you truly immortal.
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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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Writing is like the life of a glacier; one eternal grind.
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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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In every walk with Nature one receives far more than he seeks.
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Spring work is going on with joyful enthusiasm.
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Going to the woods is going home.
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I ran home in the moonlight with firm strides; for the sun-love made me strong.
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Learn to live like the wild animals
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Beauty beyond thought everywhere, beneath, above, made and being made forever.
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In God’s wildness lies the hope of the world.
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In our best times everything turns into religion, all the world seems a church and the mountains altars.
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Of all the paths you take in life, make sure a few of them are dirt.
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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.
JOHN MUIR






