Famous John Muir Quotes

  • There is a love of wild nature in everybody, an ancient mother-love showing itself whether recognized or no, and however covered by cares and duties – John Muir

    There is a love of wild nature in everybody, an ancient mother-love showing itself whether recognized or no, and however covered by cares and duties– John Muir

  • How glorious a greeting the sun gives the mountains! – John Muir

    How glorious a greeting the sun gives the mountains!– John Muir

  • There is not a fragment in all nature, for every relative fragment of one thing is a full harmonious unit in itself. – John Muir

    There is not a fragment in all nature, for every relative fragment of one thing is a full harmonious unit in itself.– John Muir

  • Going to the woods is going home. – John Muir

    Going to the woods is going home.– John Muir

  • Of all the paths you take in life, make sure a few of them are dirt. – John Muir

    Of all the paths you take in life, make sure a few of them are dirt.– John Muir

  • Another glorious day, the air as delicious to the lungs as nectar to the tongue. – John Muir

    Another glorious day, the air as delicious to the lungs as nectar to the tongue.– John Muir

  • We are now in the mountains and they are in us, kindling enthusiasm, making every nerve quiver, filling every pore and cell of us. – John Muir

    We are now in the mountains and they are in us, kindling enthusiasm, making every nerve quiver, filling every pore and cell of us.– John Muir

  • 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 Muir

    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 Muir

  • The world’s big and I want to have a good look at it before it gets dark. – John Muir

    The world’s big and I want to have a good look at it before it gets dark.– John Muir

  • The clearest way into the Universe is through a forest wilderness. – John Muir

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