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

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

John Muir

The sun shines not on us but in us.

The sun shines not on us but in us.

Nature in her green, tranquil woods heals and soothes all afflictions.

Nature in her green, tranquil woods heals and soothes all afflictions.

Going into the woods, is going home

Going into the woods, is going home

Look! Nature is overflowing with the grandeur of God!

Look! Nature is overflowing with the grandeur of God!

The mountains are calling and I must go.

The mountains are calling and I must go.

In this silent, serene wilderness the weary can gain a heart-bath in perfect peace.

In this silent, serene wilderness the weary can gain a heart-bath in perfect peace.

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

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

Wilderness is a necessity... there must be places for human beings to satisfy their souls.

Wilderness is a necessity... there must be places for human beings to satisfy their souls.

In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks.

In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks.

I’d rather be in the mountains thinking of God, than in church thinking about the mountains.

I’d rather be in the mountains thinking of God, than in church thinking about the mountains.

When you give yourself, you receive more than you give.

When you give yourself, you receive more than you give.

Friendship is born from an identity of spiritual goals - from common navigation toward a star.

Friendship is born from an identity of spiritual goals - from common navigation toward a star.

I know but one freedom and that is the freedom of the mind.

I know but one freedom and that is the freedom of the mind.

It is in your act that you exist, not in your body. Your act is yourself, and there is no other you.

It is in your act that you exist, not in your body. Your act is yourself, and there is no other you.

It is the time you have wasted for your rose that makes your rose so important.

It is the time you have wasted for your rose that makes your rose so important.

Life always bursts the boundaries of formulas.

Life always bursts the boundaries of formulas.

Tell me who admires and loves you, and I will tell you who you are.

Tell me who admires and loves you, and I will tell you who you are.

You cannot plant an acorn in the morning, and expect that afternoon to sit in the shade of an oak.

You cannot plant an acorn in the morning, and expect that afternoon to sit in the shade of an oak.