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One day’s exposure to mountains is better than a cartload of books.

John Muir

The world, we are told, was made especially for man – a presumption not supported by all the facts.
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Especially FAction Man Presumption Support Universe World
The making of gardens and parks goes on with civilization all over the world, and they increase both in size and number as their value is recognized.
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Civil Garden Increase Park Recognize Value World
Few places in this world are more dangerous than home.
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DAngry Home Nature Place Travel World
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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Blind Creature Narrow Selfish Sympathy
It was the afternoon of the day and the afternoon of his life, and his course was now westward down all the mountains into the sunset.
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Afternoon Course Life Man Mountain Sunset
The wrongs done to trees, wrongs of every sort, are done in the darkness of ignorance and unbelief, for when the light comes, the heart of the people is always right.
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Belief Darkness Heart Ignorance Inspirational People Tree
We were glad, however, to get within reach of information.
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Information Knowledge One Liner Reach
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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Ash Care Dust Grace Ignorance Inspirational Knowledge People Time Work Work Hard
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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Care Disease Flood Fools God Save Tree
Not blind opposition to progress,but opposition to blind progress.
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Blind One Liner Opposition Progress
In drying plants, botanists often dry themselves. Dry words and dry facts will not fire hearts.
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Deep Dry FAction Fire Healing Heart Plant
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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One must labor for beauty as for bread.
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Beautiful Bread Labor Life One Liner
All the world was before me and every day was a holiday, so it did not seem important to which one of the world’s wildernesses I first should wander.
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We are now in the mountains and they are in us, kindling enthusiasm, making every nerve quiver, filling every pore and cell of us.
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I ran home in the moonlight with firm strides; for the sun-love made me strong.
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One day’s exposure to mountains is better than a cartload of books.

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