And forget not that the earth delights to feel your bare feet and the winds long to play with your hair.
The purpose of life is to live it, to taste experience to the utmost, to reach out eagerly and without fear for newer and richer experience.
In wilderness I sense the miracle of life.
There's no such thing as bad weather, just soft people.
I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived.
Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.
It is born to every Western girl to like outdoor life and to do all kinds of wild, daring things.
There's no such thing as bad weather - only the wrong clothes.
Skiing combines outdoor fun with knocking down trees with your face.
It is one of the blessings of wilderness life that it shows us how few things we need in order to be perfectly happy.
Of all the paths you take in life, make sure a few of them are dirt.
I wanted to live deep and suck out all the marrow of life.
I haven't been everywhere, but it's on my list.
And this, our life, exempt from public haunt, finds tongues in trees, books in the running brooks, sermons in stones, and good in everything.
I travel not to go anywhere, but to go. I travel for travel's sake. The great affair is to move.
I did not wish to live what was not life, living is so dear; nor did I wish to practice resignation, unless it was quite necessary.
Do not follow where the path may lead.
There's no such thing as bad weather, only inappropriate clothing
I learned early that the richness of life is found in adventure. Adventure calls on all the faculties of mind and spirit. It develops self-reliance and independence. Life then teems with excitement. But man is not ready for adventure unless he is rid of fear. For fear confines him and limits his scope. He stays tethered by strings of doubt and indecision and has only a small and narrow world to explore.
I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived. I did not wish to live what was not life, living is so dear; nor did I wish to practise resignation, unless it was quite necessary. I wanted to live deep and suck out all the marrow of life, to live so sturdily and Spartan-like as to put to rout all that was not life, to cut a broad swath and shave close, to drive life into a corner, and reduce it to its lowest terms.
There is no such thing as bad weather, only different kinds of good weather.
In wilderness I sense the miracle of life, and behind it our scientific accomplishments fade to trivia.
The establishment of the National Park Service is justified by considerations of good administration, of the value of natural beauty as a National asset, and of the effectiveness of outdoor life and recreation in the production of good citizenship.
What beefsteak is to Argentina, flamenco to Spain, cool reserve and self-control in all situations to an Englishman, what vodka is to a Russian and beer to a Bavarian, what money is to a Swiss, that is outdoor-life to an Australian. It is a noble mania, better than vodka, better than cool reserve, better than money.
Fishing is more than fish; it is the vitalizing lure to outdoor life.
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