John Muir quotes

The clearest way into the Universe is through a forest …The clearest way into the Universe is through a forest wilderness.

Universe Short Nature

And into the forest I go, to lose my mind and find my …And into the forest I go, to lose my mind and find my soul

Short Soul Mind

Of all the paths you take in life, make sure a few of them are …Of all the paths you take in life, make sure a few of them are dirt.

Short Inspirational Life Nature

Handle a book as a bee does a flower, extract its sweetness but do not damage …Handle a book as a bee does a flower, extract its sweetness but do not damage it.

Book Reading

Thousands of tired, nerve-shaken, over-civilized people are beginning to find out that going to the …Thousands of tired, nerve-shaken, over-civilized people are beginning to find out that going to the mountains is going home; that wildness is a necessity

Nature

The mountains are calling and I must …The mountains are calling and I must go.

Short Nature

The world, we are told, was made especially for man - a presumption not supported by all the …The world, we are told, was made especially for man - a presumption not supported by all the facts.

Man World Universe

The sun shines not on us but in …The sun shines not on us but in us.

Short

As long as I live, I'll hear waterfalls and birds and winds …As long as I live, I'll hear waterfalls and birds and winds sing.

Nature Beauty

When one tugs at a single thing in nature, he finds it attached to the rest of the …When one tugs at a single thing in nature, he finds it attached to the rest of the world.

Nature

I only went out for a walk and finally concluded to stay out till sundown, for going out, I found, …I only went out for a walk and finally concluded to stay out till sundown, for going out, I found, was really going in.

Nature

I am losing precious days. I am degenerating into a machine for making money. I am learning nothing …I am losing precious days. I am degenerating into a machine for making money. I am learning nothing in this trivial world of men. I must break away and get out into the mountains to learn the news

Life Nature



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