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About John Muir
Scottish-born American naturalist and writer
John Muir was a Scottish-born American naturalist and writer, active in the 19th and early 20th centuries. He is remembered as an early and influential voice for preserving wilderness in the United States. Muir also worked as an environmental philosopher, botanist, zoologist, and glaciologist. He is associated with the names “John of the Mountains” and “Father of the National Parks,” titles that reflect his lasting role in shaping wilderness preservation and the language around it.
More from John Muir (102 quotes) →Keep reading John Muir
- “If people in general could be got into the woods, even for once, to hear the trees speak for themselves, all…”John Muir
- “Yet how hard most people work for mere dust and ashes and care, taking no thought of growing in knowledge and…”John Muir
- “In most mills, only the best portions of the best trees are used, while the ruins are left on the ground to f…”John Muir
- “Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in, where nature may heal and give streng…”John Muir
Nature: more sayings
- “A woman has to ignite the spark. Rest the nature will take care. …He will lose the match and you will win.”Girdhar Joshi
- “Fanny spoke her feelings. "Here's harmony!" said she; "here's repose! Here's what may leave all painting and…”Jane Austen
- “The weather here is windy, balmy, sometimes wet. Desert springtime, with flowers popping up all over the plac…”Edward Abbey
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Books by John Muir
The mountains of California
1894
The story of my boyhood and youth
1913
Steep Trails
2004
John Muir
2000
A thousand-mile walk to the Gulf
1916