“John Muir, Earth — planet, Universe” — John Muir Quote

“John Muir, Earth — planet, Universe”

“Trees go wandering forth in all directions with every wind, going and coming like ourselves, traveling with us around the sun two million miles a day, and through space heaven knows how fast and far!”

“Rocks and waters, etc., are words of God, and so are men. We all flow from one fountain Soul. All are expressions of one Love.”

“The dispersal of juniper seeds is effected by the plum and cherry plan of hiring birds at the cost of their board, and thus obtaining the use of a pair of extra good wings.”

“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.”

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

“The purpose is you.”

“Always be busy in something.”

“Both the man of science and the man of action live always at the edge of mystery, surrounded by it.”

“Even in our day, science suspects beyond the Polar seas, at the very circle of the Arctic Pole, the existence of a sea which never freezes and a continent which is ever green.”

“The idea that humanity is divided into these separate and distinct and disparate groups with clear boundaries has been disproven by science a long time ago, decades ago. Humanity really is more of a continuum, and that people belong on the same continuum and there are no clear breaks between these so-called races.”

“OCD is not simply a disorder; it is a way the nervous system organizes around fear, uncertainty, and the search for safety.”