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.
John MuirRead
I care to live only to entice people to look at Nature’s loveliness.
Interpretation
What this quote means
The quote expresses a deep appreciation for the beauty of nature and a desire to inspire others to see it.
John Muir emphasizes the importance of nature's beauty and suggests that his life's purpose is to encourage others to recognize and appreciate it. He believes that experiencing nature can bring joy and fulfillment, and he dedicates his life to sharing this passion with others.
Themes
NatureBeautyInspirationAppreciationLife
In practice
Example use cases
This quote could be used in a speech about environmental conservation.
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All quotes →When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the universe.
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As long as I live, I'll hear waterfalls and birds and winds sing. I'll interpret the rocks, learn the language of flood, storm, and the avalanche. I'll acquaint myself with the glaciers and wild gardens, and get as near the heart of the world as I can".
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The forests of America, however slighted by man, must have been a great delight to God; for they were the best he ever planted. The whole continent was a garden, and from the beginning, it seemed to be favored above all the other wild parks and gardens of the globe.
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From the dust of the earth, from the common elementary fund, the Creator has made Homo sapiens. From the same material he has made every other creature, however noxious and insignificant to us. They are earth-born companions and our fellow mortals.
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...full of God's thoughts, a place of peace and safety amid the most exalted grandeur and enthusiastic action, a new song, a place of beginnings abounding in first lessons of life, mountain building, eternal, invincible, unbreakable order; with sermons in stone, storms, trees, flowers, and animals brimful with humanity.
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