John Muir Quotes

Biography: John Muir is known for his role as a naturalist and conservationist, o... more Biography: John Muir is known for his role as a naturalist and conservationist, often called the "Father of the National Parks." Born in Scotland in 1838, he emigrated to the U.S. where he advocated for the preservation of wilderness. His efforts led to the establishment of several national parks and the founding of the Sierra Club. less

"Earth has no sorrow that earth cannot heal. ""Everybody needs beauty as well as bread places to play in and pray in where nature may heal and give strength to body and soul. ""When we try to pick out anything by itself we find it hitched to everything else in the universe. ""None of Nature's landscapes are ugly so long as they are wild. ""Another glorious day the air as delicious to the lungs as nectar to the tongue ""One touch of nature makes the whole world kin ""To sit in solitude to think in solitude with only the music of the stream and the cedar to break the flow of silence there lies the value of wilderness""The mountains are fountains of men as well as of rivers of glaciers of fertile soil ""The winds will blow their own freshness into you and the storms their energy while cares will drop off like autumn leaves ""The wild is not a luxury but a necessity of the human spirit ""Come to the woods for here is rest ""Going to the mountains is going home ""Keep close to Nature's heart... and break clear away, once in a while, and climb a mountain or spend a week in the woods. Wash your spirit clean""The sun shines not on us but in us""In God's wildness lies the hope of the world""The world is big and I want to have a good look at it before it gets dark""Of all the paths you take in life, make sure a few of them are dirt""Between every two pines is a doorway to a new world""Climb the mountains and get their good tidings. Nature's peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees""The power of imagination makes us infinite"

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