A few minutes ago every tree was excited, bowing to the roaring storm, waving, swirling, tossing their branches in glorious enthusiasm like worship. But though to the outer ear these trees are now silent, their songs never cease.

Quote by John Muir

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In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks.

In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks.

There is that in the glance of a flower which may at times control the...

There is that in the glance of a flower which may at times control the...

Doubly happy, however, is the man whom lofty mountain tops are within reach, for the...

Doubly happy, however, is the man whom lofty mountain tops are within reach, for the...

Trees go wandering forth in all directions with every wind, going and coming like ourselves,...

Trees go wandering forth in all directions with every wind, going and coming like ourselves,...

God has cared for these trees, saved them from drought, disease, avalanches, and a thousand...

God has cared for these trees, saved them from drought, disease, avalanches, and a thousand...

Most people are on the world, not in it - having no conscious sympathy or...

Most people are on the world, not in it - having no conscious sympathy or...

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

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

How glorious a greeting the sun gives the mountains!

How glorious a greeting the sun gives the mountains!

I never saw a discontented tree. They grip the ground as though they liked it,...

I never saw a discontented tree. They grip the ground as though they liked it,...

To the lover of wilderness, Alaska is one of the most wonderful countries in the...

To the lover of wilderness, Alaska is one of the most wonderful countries in the...

Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in where...

Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in where...

Take a course in good water and air; and in the eternal youth of Nature...

Take a course in good water and air; and in the eternal youth of Nature...

Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in, where...

Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in, where...

The power of imagination makes us infinite.

The power of imagination makes us infinite.

Memories may escape the action of the will, may sleep a long time, but when...

Memories may escape the action of the will, may sleep a long time, but when...

The mountains are calling and I must go.

The mountains are calling and I must go.

When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything...

When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything...

Climb the mountains and get their good tidings.

Climb the mountains and get their good tidings.

The gross heathenism of civilization has generally destroyed nature, and poetry, and all that is...

The gross heathenism of civilization has generally destroyed nature, and poetry, and all that is...

One may as well dam for water tanks the people's cathedrals and churches, for no...

One may as well dam for water tanks the people's cathedrals and churches, for no...