Quote#Nature
It is generally supposed that complete pleasure of this kind,…
Quote byJohn Muir · 1838–1914
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Mountains of California (1894), chapter 7: The Glacier Meadows.
English (original)
It is generally supposed that complete pleasure of this kind, permeating one's very flesh and bones, unfits the student for scientific pursuits in which cool judgment and observation are required. But the effect is just the opposite. Instead of producing a dissipated condition, the mind is fertilized and stimulated and developed like sun-fed plants.
— John Muir
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