Tree Quotes by John Muir

God cannot save them from fools.

— John Muir

When a man plants a tree, he plants himself.

— John Muir

Any fool can destroy trees, they cannot run away.

— John Muir

Between every two pines is a doorway to a new world.

— John Muir

We all travel the Milky Way together, trees and men.

— John Muir

I never saw a discontented tree.

— John Muir

The battle we have fought, and are still fighting, for the forests is a part of the eternal conflict between right and…

— John Muir

Climb the mountains and get their good tidings. Nature's peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees.

— John Muir

When one tugs at a single thing in nature, he finds it attached to the rest of the world.

— John Muir

The Big Tree is Nature's forest masterpiece, and so far as I know, the greatest of living things.

— John Muir

In the beauty and grandeur of individual trees, and in number and variety of species, the Sierra forests surpass all others

— John Muir

Few are altogether deaf to the preaching of pine trees. Their sermons on the mountains go to our hearts . . .

— John Muir

Between every two pine trees there is a door leading to a new way of life.

— John Muir

I have enjoyed the trees & scenery of KY exceedingly. How shall I ever tell of the miles & miles of beauty…

— John Muir

No wonder the hills and groves were God's first temples, and the more they are cut down and hewn into cathedrals and…

— John Muir

A few minutes ago every tree was excited, bowing to the roaring storm, waving, swirling, tossing their branches in glorious enthusiasm like…

— John Muir

Any fool can destroy trees. They cannot run away; and if they could, they would still be destroyed-chased and hunted down as…

— John Muir

I never saw a discontented tree. They grip the ground as though they liked it, and though fast rooted they travel about…

— John Muir

Gigantic second and third growth trees are found in the redwoods, forming magnificent temple-like circles around charred ruins more than a thousand…

— John Muir

Climb the mountains and get their good tidings. Nature's peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees. The winds will…

— John Muir

Yosemite Park... None can escape its charms. Its natural beauty cleans and warms like a fire, and you will be willing to…

— John Muir

The sun shines not on us but in us. The rivers flow not past, but through us. Thrilling, tingling, vibrating every fiber…

— John Muir

Any fool can destroy trees. They cannot run away; and if they could, they would still be destroyed,-chased and hunted down as…

— John Muir

The groves and thickets of smaller trees are full of blooming evergreen vines. These vines are not arranged in separate groups, or…

— John Muir

...full of God's thoughts, a place of peace and safety amid the most exalted grandeur and enthusiastic action, a new song, a…

— John Muir

Government protection should be thrown around every wild grove and forest on the mountains, as it is around every private orchard, and…

— John Muir

The battle we have fought, and are still fighting for the forests is a part of the eternal conflict between right and…

— John Muir

We all travel the milky way together, trees and men; but it never occurred to me until this storm-day, while swinging in…

— John Muir

It took more than three thousand years to make some of the trees in these western woods ... Through all the wonderful,…

— John Muir

Wilderness is not only a haven for native plants and animals but it is also a refuge from society. Its a place…

— John Muir

A few minutes ago every tree was excited, bowing to the roaring storm, waving, swirling, tossing their branches in glorious enthusiasm like…

— John Muir

One of the best ways to see tree flowers is to climb one of the tallest trees and to get into close,…

— John Muir

The wrongs done to trees, wrongs of every sort, are done in the darkness of ignorance and unbelief, for when the light…

— John Muir

I have enjoyed the trees and scenery of Kentucky exceedingly. How shall I ever tell of the miles and miles of beauty…

— John Muir

Uncle Sam is not often called a fool in business matters, yet he has sold millions of acres of timber land at…

— John Muir

Another glorious Sierra day in which one seems to be dissolved and absorbed and sent pulsing onward we know not where. Life…

— John Muir

The mountains are fountains of men as well as of rivers, of glaciers, of fertile soil. The great poets, philosophers, prophets, able…

— John Muir

As soon as a redwood is cut down or burned, it sends up a crowd of eager, hopeful shoots, which, if allowed…

— John Muir

I was a few miles south of Louisville when I planned my journey. I spread out my map under a tree and…

— John Muir

I have seen oaks of many species in many kinds of exposure and soil, but those of Kentucky excel in grandeur all…

— John Muir