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Quote by John Muir
The gross heathenism of civilization has generally destroyed natur

The gross heathenism of civilization has generally destroyed nature, and poetry, and all that is spiritual. – John Muir

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To the lover of wilderness, Alaska is one of the most wonderful countries in the world. – John Muir

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Nothing in human nature is so God-like as the disposition to do good to our fellow-creatures. – Samuel Richardson

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Men have an extraordinarily erroneous opinion of their position in nature and the error is ineradicable. – W. Somerset Maugham

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It is the nature of babies to be in bliss. – Deepak Chopra

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Having contemplated this admirable grove, I proceeded towards the shrubberies on the banks of the river, and though it was now late in December, the aromatic groves appeared in full bloom. – William Bartram

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More helpful than all wisdom is one draught of simple human pity that will not forsake us. – George Eliot

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I loathed the game, and since I could see no pleasure or usefulness in it, it was very difficult for me to show courage at it. Football, it seemed to me, is not really played for the pleasure of kicking a ball about, but is a species of fighting. – George Orwell, Such, Such Were the Joys

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The questions which one asks oneself begin, at least, to illuminate the world, and become ones key to the experience of others. – James A. Baldwin

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