“I go to nature to be soothed and healed, and to have my senses put in order.”
“Nature in her green, tranquil woods heals and soothes all afflictions.”
August 1875, page 220
John of the Mountains, 1938
Help us to complete the source, original and additional information
John Muir 183
Scottish-born American naturalist and author 1838–1914Related quotes
Source: Translations, The Aeneid of Virgil (1866), Book VI, p. 215
“On chameleons - Stay green. Stay in the woods. Stay safe.”
Podcast Series 2 Episode 4
On Nature
24 March 1895, page 337
John of the Mountains, 1938
“Sweeter than apples to children
The green water spurted through my pine-wood hull.”
Plus douce qu'aux enfants la chair des pommes sures,
L'eau verte pénétra ma coque de sapin.
St. 5
Le Bateau Ivre http://www.mag4.net/Rimbaud/poesies/Boat.html (The Drunken Boat) (1871)