John Muir Quotes

Another glorious day, the air as delicious to the lungs as nectar to the tongue; indeed the body seems one palate, and tingles equally throughout.

It has been said that trees are imperfect men, and seem to bemoan their imprisonment rooted in the ground. But they never seem so to me. I never saw a discontented tree. They grip the ground as though they liked it, and though fast rooted they travel about as far as we do. They go wandering forth in all directions with every wind, going and coming like ourselves, traveling with us around the sun two million miles a day, and through space heaven knows how fast and far!

Everything in Nature called destruction must be creation-a change from beauty to beauty.

It is always interesting to see people in dead earnest, from whatever cause, and earthquakes make everybody earnest.

One should go to the woods for safety, if for nothing else.

longing for the mountains

Spring work is going on with joyful enthusiasm.

The power of imagination makes us infinite.

Walk away quietly in any direction and taste the freedom of the mountaineer.

What can poor mortals say about clouds?

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

Government protection should be thrown around every wild grove and forest on the mountains, as it is around every private orchard, and the trees in public parks. To say nothing of their value as fountains of timber, they are worth infinitely more than all the gardens and parks of towns.

The sun shines not on us but in us. The rivers flow not past, but through us, thrilling, tingling, vibrating every fiber and cell of the substance of our bodies, making them glide and sing. The trees wave and the flowers bloom in our bodies as well as our souls, and every bird song, wind song, and tremendous storm song of the rocks in the heart of the mountains is our song, our very own, and sings our love.

Dalam setiap perjalanan bersama alam, seseorang menerima jauh lebih banyak daripada yang ia cari.