I am a huge fan of the outdoors, which means I also am a big fan of Emerson, Thoreau and the like. Here are some of my favorite quotes that talk about the wilderness. I hope they inspire you to get outside and explore the amazing world around you!
1. “Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in, where nature may heal and give strength to body and soul.” –John Muir
2. “I only went out for a walk and finally concluded to stay out till sundown, for going out, I found, was really going in.” –John Muir
3. “Keep close to Nature's heart... and break clear away, once in awhile, and climb a mountain or spend a week in the woods. Wash your spirit clean.” –John Muir
4. “When one tugs at a single thing in nature, he finds it attached to the rest of the world.” –John Muir
5. “Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.” –Ralph Waldo Emerson
6. “Live in the sunshine, swim the sea, drink the wild air.” –Ralph Waldo Emerson
7. “The sun shines today also.” –Ralph Waldo Emerson
8. “In the presence of nature, a wild delight runs through the man, in spite of real sorrows. Nature says -- he is my creature, and maugre all his impertinent griefs, he shall be glad with me.” –Ralph Waldo Emerson
9. “Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after.” –Henry David Thoreau
10. "Climb the mountains and get their good tidings. Nature's peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees. The winds will blow their own freshness into you, and the storms their energy, while cares will drop off like autumn leaves." -John Muir
11. “The wilderness is the blank space where the minds can roam free, A canvas for us to paint our imagination, Happy minds devoid of any anxiety, Fresh breath of life in the empty space. Where do we take refuge if destroyed? Wilderness is the bank space to treasure. Explore and find all the answers. For the unimaginative they have no relevance, Among the wilderness we embrace life.” –Amitav Radiance
I hope you find these quotes as beautiful and peaceful as I do. And that's exactly what the outdoors offer us: beauty and peacefulness. Enjoy your summer outside!
