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Quote by John Muir
I never saw a discontented tree. They grip the ground as though th

I never saw a discontented tree. They grip the ground as though they liked it, and though fast rooted they travel about as far as we do. – John Muir

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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. – John Muir

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

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Nature
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Mutability of temper and inconsistency with ourselves is the greatest weakness of human nature. – Joseph Addison

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Women, by their nature, are not exceptional chess players: they are not great fighters. – Garry Kasparov

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Part of making any endeavour is that each one has its own special problems. Its the nature of the process. – Martin Scorsese

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The world is a sunny success. – Terri Guillemets

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What I take from my nights, I add to my days. – Leon de Rotrou, “Vencelas,” translated

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His life was a hymn in praise of honor, uprightness, and patriotism. – Orestes Ferrara

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Everything in food is science. The only subjective part is when you eat it. – Alton Brown

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Lying just for the fun of it is either art or pathology. – Mason Cooley

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