--- title: "1 Need Mountains Quotes By Earl Hamner, Jr" description: "1 Need Mountains quotes by Earl Hamner, Jr. Plus more from Earl Hamner, Jr and more Need Mountains sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fe7/earl-hamner-jr-60987_beauty_a-mountain-has-no-need-for-people-but-pe_224815.jpg" --- > [A mountain has no need for people, but people do need mountains. We go to them for their beauty, for the exhilaration of standing closer to mysterious skies, for the feeling of triumph that comes from having labored to reach…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/earl-hamner-jr/a-mountain-has-no-need-for-people-but-people-do-need-mountains-we-go/) [Earl Hamner, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/earl-hamner-jr/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fe7/earl-hamner-jr-60987_beauty_a-mountain-has-no-need-for-people-but-pe_224815.jpg) ## More by Earl Hamner, Jr > [A mountain has no need for people, but people do need mountains. We go to them for their beauty, for the exhilaration of standing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/earl-hamner-jr/a-mountain-has-no-need-for-people-but-people-do-need-mountains-we-go/) [Earl Hamner, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/earl-hamner-jr/) > [If you are a good writer - and I think I am - you are able to handle any kind of group and imagine…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/earl-hamner-jr/if-you-are-a-good-writer-and-i-think-i-am-you-are-able-to-handle-any/) [Earl Hamner, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/earl-hamner-jr/) > [I've led a charmed life. I've known people who have been depressed, and I've never had that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/earl-hamner-jr/i-ve-led-a-charmed-life-i-ve-known-people-who-have-been-depressed-and/) [Earl Hamner, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/earl-hamner-jr/) > [A man, well, he'll walk right into Hell with both eyes open. 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