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Tree Quotes by 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 the wind, that…
- I never saw a discontented tree.
- The mountains are fountains of men as well as of rivers, of glaciers, of fertile soil. The great poets, philosophers, prophets, able men whose thoughts…
- When a man plants a tree, he plants himself.
- Any fool can destroy trees. They cannot run away; and if they could, they would still be destroyed,-chased and hunted down as long as fun…
- Climb the mountains and get their good tidings. Nature's peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees.
- It took more than three thousand years to make some of the trees in these western woods ... Through all the wonderful, eventful centuries since…
- Between every two pine trees there is a door leading to a new way of life.
- We are now in the mountains and they are in us, kindling enthusiasm, making every nerve quiver, filling every pore and cell of us. Our…
- Few are altogether deaf to the preaching of pine trees. Their sermons on the mountains go to our hearts; and if people in general could…
- I was a few miles south of Louisville when I planned my journey. I spread out my map under a tree and made up my…
- Wilderness is not only a haven for native plants and animals but it is also a refuge from society. Its a place to go to…
- Another glorious Sierra day in which one seems to be dissolved and absorbed and sent pulsing onward we know not where. Life seems neither long…
- The batÂtle we have fought, and are still fightÂing for the forests is a part of the eterÂnal conÂflict between right and wrong, and we…
- In the beauty and grandeur of individual trees, and in number and variety of species, the Sierra forests surpass all others
- Yosemite Park... None can escape its charms. Its natural beauty cleans and warms like a fire, and you will be willing to stay forever in…
- I have enjoyed the trees and scenery of Kentucky exceedingly. How shall I ever tell of the miles and miles of beauty that have been…
- I have seen oaks of many species in many kinds of exposure and soil, but those of Kentucky excel in grandeur all I had ever…
- The Big Tree is Nature's forest masterpiece, and so far as I know, the greatest of living things.
- Few are altogether deaf to the preaching of pine trees. Their sermons on the mountains go to our hearts . . .
More Tree Quotes
- Yet, so far from laboring to know the forbidden tree of worldly pleasures and its various fruits, man gives himself up to… — Johann Arndt
- Lao Tsu uses the anology of the tree. The old hard tree breaks and falls when the wind blows. The young tree… — Frederick Lenz
- A Bird Sitting On The Branch Of A Tree Doesnt Get Frightened By The Shaking Branch, Because The Bird Trusts Not The… — Ritu Ghatourey
- In a state of grace, the soul is like a well of limpid water, from which flow only streams of clearest crystal.… — Teresa of Avila
- For better or worse, zoos are how most people come to know big or exotic animals. Few will ever see wild penguins… — Diane Ackerman
- The gods made the earth for all men t' share. Only when the kings come with their crowns and steel swords, they… — George R. R. Martin
- On the afternoon of October 19, 1899, I climbed a tall cherry tree and, armed with a saw which I still have,… — Dr Robert H Goddard
- The tree that is beside the running water is fresher and gives more fruit. — Teresa of Avila