Every sight and sound inspiring, leading one far out of himself, yet feeding and building up his individuality.
JOHN MUIROne day’s exposure to mountains is better than a cartload of books.
More John Muir Quotes
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If people in general could be got into the woods, even for once, to hear the trees speak for themselves, all difficulties in the way of forest preservation would vanish.
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At the touch of this divine light, the mountains seemed to kindle to a rapt, religious consciousness, and stood hushed like devout worshippers waiting to be blessed.
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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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A part of all nature, neither old nor young, sick nor well, but immortal.
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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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Another glorious day, the air as delicious to the lungs as nectar to the tongue.
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Spring work is going on with joyful enthusiasm.
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I care to live only to entice people to look at Nature’s loveliness.
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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.
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The sun shines not on us but in us.
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Going to the mountains is going home.
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One must labor for beauty as for bread.
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Take me into the mountains.
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The deeper the solitude the less the sense of loneliness, and the nearer our friends.
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How glorious a greeting the sun gives the mountains!
JOHN MUIR






