"My First Summer in the Sierra" Quotes
A vivid account of John Muir's first summer exploring the Sierra Nevada Mountains and falling in love with the beauty of nature.
nonfiction | 160 pages | Published in 1911
Quotes
The mountains are calling and I must go.
In every walk with nature, one receives far more than he seeks.
The world, we are told, was made especially for man — a presumption not supported by all the facts.
When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the universe.
The sun shines not on us but in us.
Going to the mountains is going home.
Climb the mountains and get their good tidings.
Nature's peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees.
The clearest way into the Universe is through a forest wilderness.
When one tugs at a single thing in nature, he finds it attached to the rest of the world.
