I have never yet happened upon a trace of evidence that seemed to show that any one animal was ever made for another as much as it was made for itself.
JOHN MUIRThe soft light of morning falls upon ripening forests of oak and elm, walnut and hickory, and all Nature is thoughtful and calm.
More John Muir Quotes
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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 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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And into the forest I go, to lose my mind and find my soul.
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One day’s exposure to mountains is better than a cartload of books.
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Writing is like the life of a glacier; one eternal grind.
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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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Society speaks and all men listen, mountains speak and wise men listen.
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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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Every hidden cell is throbbing with music and life, every fiber thrilling like harp strings.
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One must labor for beauty as for bread.
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Spring work is going on with joyful enthusiasm.
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As long as I live, I’ll hear waterfalls and birds and winds sing.
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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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Learn to live like the wild animals
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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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