John Muir Quotes

I feel calm when I'm on my own.

Better, Cilla thought, to be alone on a quiet night than to be alone in a crowd. Much better.

I spend most of my time alone, because I so value and thrive in the quiet. Heaven.

I have lately got back to that glorious society called Solitude.

I came to love silence, because it's so rare, and it's now my favorite aural condition.

What a lovely surprise to finally discover how unlonely being alone can be.

I'm very happy alone.

I just want to live in peace and quiet.

I like silence.

At home, I love reaching out into that absolute silence, when you can hear the owl or the wind.

By all means use some time to be alone.

There's nothing like the peace of the countryside, the quiet and the lack of distraction. It helps you to focus your mind.

I grew up in a forest. It's like a room. It's protected. Like a cathedral... it is a place between heaven and earth.

It's amazing living alone. I'm very lucky. It's like a refuge.

I secretly enjoy being alone - hiking alone, skiing alone, walking along the beach alone, going to movies alone. Do not get me wrong, I like sharing my life with other people, but sometimes I really enjoy being as alone as possible.

Peace is security.

At present you are frightened of everything; you make a secret of where you sleep … You have neither peace nor tranquility. To change all that, all you have to do is accept the protection of Boula-Matari, to fly the flag with the star at each of your villages, and then things will calm down and peace and plenty will return to your country.

Wilderness to the people of America is a spiritual necessity, an antidote to the high pressure of modern life, a means of regaining serenity and equilibrium.

Freedom of being alone is intoxicating.

I like, very much, nature. Since I'm always together with people, I like to retreat.

Isolation doesn't bother me at all. It gives me a sense of security.

Silence is the most powerful state.

I just love being in the middle of nowhere.

I've always loved the woods, and I've always loved gardening and a lot of solitude and quiet.

I've always liked to be on my own, since I was young. I like the sound of a quiet place. It helps me focus.