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Quote by John Muir

“Between every two pines is a doorway to a new world.”

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John Muir (April 21, 1838 - December 24, 1914) was an American naturalist, writer, explorer, and environmentalist. Known for his love of nature and advocacy for environmental protection, Muir is considered one of the pioneers of the modern environmental movement. more

“It is easy to say that you can adopt the whole human race as your children, but it is not the same as living in a home with a child and shaping all you do to help him learn to be happy and whole and good. Don't live your life without ever holding a child in your arms, on your lap, in your home, and feeling a child's arms around you and hearing his voice in your ear and seeing his smile, given to you because you put it into your heart.”

Humans Heart Children Whole Helping Feelings Home Given Easy Voice Race Seeing Arms Ears Hearing Your Children Human Race Live Your Life Lap His Smile

Book:Ender in Exile

Source: Ender in Exile

“That's what so many people didn't understand about life. The real world is the one within the walls of homes; the outside world, of careers and politics and money and fame, that was the fake world, where nothing lasted, and things were real only to the extent they harmed or helped people inside their homes.”

People World Real Home Careers Wall Fame Fake Real World Outside World Money And Fame Fake World

Book:Hidden Empire

Source: Hidden Empire

“Memories and possibilities are even more hideous than realities.”

Reality Memories Possibility Hideous

Author:H. P. Lovecraft

“We must exercise ourselves in the things which bring happiness, since, if that be present, we have everything, and, if that be absent, all our actions are directed toward attaining it.”

Ifs Action Exercise Our Actions Absent Epicureanism

Book:The Happiness Project: Or, Why I Spent a Year Trying to Sing in the Morning, Clean My Closets, Fight Right, Read Aristotle, and Generally Have More Fun

Source: The Happiness Project: Or, Why I Spent a Year Trying to Sing in the Morning, Clean My Closets, Fight Right, Read Aristotle, and Generally Have More Fun

“As a teacher of fourth-graders in a public school, where corporal punishement was not allowed, she had years of violence stored up and was, truth be told, sort of enjoying letting it out on Kona, who she felt could have been the poster child for the failure of public education.”

Years Children Has Beens School Felt Enjoy Teacher Violence Truth Is Fourth Could Have Been Public School Posters Public Education Truth Be Told

Author:Christopher Moore

“The only real laughter comes from despair.”

Real Funny Laughing Despair Laughter Humorous Witty

Author:Groucho Marx

“You know more than you think you know, just as you know less than you want to know.”

Thinking Knows Want Humility Gray You Think You Know Dorian Grey Portrait Of Dorian Gray

Book:The Complete Works of Oscar Wilde: The picture of Dorian Gray : the 1890 and 1891 texts

Source: The Complete Works of Oscar Wilde: The picture of Dorian Gray : the 1890 and 1891 texts

“My great mistake, the fault for which I can’t forgive myself, is that one day I ceased my obstinate pursuit of my own individuality.”

I Can My Own Mistake One Day Respect Forgiving Faults Individuality Pursuit Being Different Obstinate Great Mistakes Can't Forgive