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John Muir Quotes

John Muir quotes about wild

American Ecologist April 21, 1838 – December 24, 1914

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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 John Muir
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; and that mountain parks and reservations are useful not only as fountains of timber and irrigating rivers, but as fountains of life. Awakening from the stupefying effects of the vice of over-industry and the deadly apathy of luxury, they are trying as best they can to mix and enrich their own little ongoings with those of Nature, and to get... John Muir
If for a moment you are inclined to regard these taluses as mere draggled, chaotic dumps, climb to the top of one of them, and run down without any haggling, puttering hesitation, boldly jumping from boulder to boulder with even speed. You will then find your feet playing a tune, and quickly discover the music and poetry of these magnificent rock piles -- a fine lesson; and all Nature's wildness tells the same story -- the shocks and outbursts of earthquakes, volcanoes, geysers, roaring,... John Muir
John Muir quote: "God never made an ugly landscape. All that sun shines on is..."
God never made an ugly landscape. All that sun shines on is beautiful, so long as it is wild. John Muir
This is Nature's own reservation, and every lover of wildness will rejoice with me that by kindly frost it is so well defended. John Muir
John Muir quote: "In God's wildness lies the hope of the world."
In God's wildness lies the hope of the world. John Muir
As long as I live, I'll hear waterfalls and birds and winds sing. I'll interpret the rocks, learn the language of flood, storm, and the avalanche. I'll acquaint myself with the glaciers and wild gardens, and get as near the heart of the world as I can". John Muir
John Muir quote: "Hidden in the glorious wildness like unmined gold."
Hidden in the glorious wildness like unmined gold. John Muir
John Muir quote: "Nothing truly wild is unclean."
Nothing truly wild is unclean. John Muir

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