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John Muir

~ 1838 - 1914

John Muir was a Scottish-American naturalist, author, and environmental philosopher known as the "Father of the National Parks." He was instrumental in the establishment of the national parks system in the United States and advocated for the preservation of wilderness areas and the protection of natural resources. His writings on nature and conservation continue to inspire environmentalists and nature lovers.

  1. Thousands of tired, nerve-shaken, over-civilized people are beginning to find out that going to the mountains is going home.

    John MuirOur National Parks, 1901
    #mountains#home#discovery

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

    John MuirJohn of the Mountains: The Unpublished Journals of John Muir, 1938
    #universe#nature#exploration

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

    John MuirJohn of the Mountains: The Unpublished Journals of John Muir, p. 376
    #walk#introspection#nature

  4. 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.

    John MuirThe Wilderness World of John Muir, p. 245, 1970
    #time#freedom#growth

  5. The power of imagination makes us infinite.

    John MuirSteep Trails, p. 316, 1918
    #imagination#power#infinity

  6. 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 MuirJohn Muir: Nature Writings (Library of America, 1997), p. 817
    #nature#exploration#understanding

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

    John MuirJohn Muir, John of the Mountains: The Unpublished Journals of John Muir, 1938
    #nature#discovery#fulfillment

  8. 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.

    John MuirThe Yosemite, p. 270, 1912
    #beauty#nature#wellness