"I am a willow of the wilderness, Loving the wind that bent me."
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"If we are willing to be still and open enough to listen, wilderness itself will teach us."
"No human life, not even the life of the hermit in nature's wilderness, is possible without a world which directly or indirectly testifies to the presence of other human beings."
"Brigham Young lived to become immortal in history as an American Moses by leading his people through the wilderness into an unpromised land."
"The most primitive places left with us are the swamps, where the spruce still grows shaggy with usnea."
"In the wilderness is the salvation of the world."
"Strange the faithless fuss made about taking a walk in the safest and pleasantest of all places, a wilderness."
"The most distinctive, and perhaps the most impressive, characteristic of American scenery is its wilderness."
"You know that I have not lagged behind in the work of exploring our grand wilderness, and in calling everybody to come and enjoy the thousand blessings they have to offer."
"All wilderness seems to be full of tricks and plans to drive and draw us up into God's light."