John Muir Quotes
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The practical importance of the preservation of our forests is augmented by their relations to climate, soil and streams.
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A few minutes ago every tree was excited, bowing to the roaring storm, waving, swirling, tossing their branches in glorious enthusiasm like worship. But though to the outer ear these trees are now silent, their songs never cease.
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I am hopelessly and forever a mountaineer.
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Thousands of tired, nerve-shaken, over-civilized people are beginning to find out that going to the mountains is going home; that wildness is a necessity; and that mountain parks and reservations are useful not only as fountains of timber and irrigating rivers, but as fountains of life.
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The mountains are calling and I must go.
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When California was wild, it was the floweriest part of the continent.
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The redwood is one of the few conifers that sprout from the stump and roots, and it declares itself willing to begin immediately to repair the damage of the lumberman and also that of the forest-burner.
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In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks.