Wisdom from the Wilderness – Inspiring Quotes by Edward Abbey

The idea of wilderness needs no justification.

A great man is different from an eminent one in that he is ready to be the servant of the society.

In every walk with nature, one receives far more than he seeks.

The Earth is at stake, and the stakes are very high.

Wilderness is not a luxury but a necessity of the human spirit.

You can’t fight nature; it’s like trying to fight a whirlwind.

Life is like a mountain; in the middle, you can’t see the top.

Anarchism is founded on the observation that since the dawn of civilization, few men have been happy.

Nature is the ultimate source of inspiration.

We need the tonic of wildness to retrieve our senses.

Love a man as you love your dog.

One cannot be a scientist without being a poet.

The desert makes a man feel more like a man.

A man is not an island, he is a part of the ecosystem.

The only thing we have to fear is fear itself – and a lack of wild places.

The best things are unplanned.

Freedom is the ability to act instinctively on principle.

A tree is a poem that the earth writes upon the sky.

If the wilderness doesn’t speak to you, you’re living the wrong life.

The grass is always greener on the side without fences.

To be a philosopher is not merely to have a set of beliefs, it is to be alive.

We kill the earth with our conveniences.

A true artist is a poet of the wilderness.

The best journeys answer questions that in the beginning you didn’t even think to ask.

Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication in nature.

Every man is a man of the wild.

The wilderness holds the key to our sanity.

Adventure is worthwhile in itself.

Peace is found in the raw and wild.

Every mountain top is within reach if you just keep climbing.

Take only memories, leave only footprints.

Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished.

Wildness is not a place but a state of mind.

The world is not a mere resource; it’s a living organism.

Travel is the only thing you buy that makes you richer.

Art can never be a substitute for nature.

The freedom of the wild is a gift we should cherish.

In the wild, chaos becomes order.

Man’s heart is as wild as the mountains he climbs.

Mother nature is a harsh but fair teacher.

All the wonders of the world are waiting just outside your door.

To discover the wild, you must dare to lose yourself.

There is beauty in the untamed.

The best path is often unmarked.

Wilderness is the place where we find ourselves.

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