We were glad, however, to get within reach of information.
JOHN MUIROne day’s exposure to mountains is better than a cartload of books.
More John Muir Quotes
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How narrow we selfish conceited creatures are in our sympathies! How blind to the rights of all the rest of creation!
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One should go to the woods for safety, if for nothing else.
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Earth has no sorrow that earth can not heal.
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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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One touch of nature makes the whole world kin.
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We all travel the Milky Way together, trees and men.
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As long as I live, I’ll hear waterfalls and birds and winds sing.
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One day’s exposure to mountains is better than a cartload of books.
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Nothing truly wild is unclean.
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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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Nothing dollarable is safe.
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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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To the lover of wilderness, Alaska is one of the most wonderful countries in the world.
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How glorious a greeting the sun gives the mountains!
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Another glorious day, the air as delicious to the lungs as nectar to the tongue.
JOHN MUIR