In God’s wildness lies the hope of the world.
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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Nothing truly wild is unclean.
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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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We were glad, however, to get within reach of information.
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The clearest way into the Universe is through a forest wilderness.
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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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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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Who wouldn’t be a mountaineer! Up here all the world’s prizes seem nothing.
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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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Beauty beyond thought everywhere, beneath, above, made and being made forever.
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Not blind opposition to progress,but opposition to blind progress.
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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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And into the forest I go, to lose my mind and find my soul.
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This time it is real – all must die, and where could mountaineer find a more glorious death!
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Climb the mountains and get their good tidings.
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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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