Quote#World
In every country the mountains are fountains, not only of rivers but…
Quote byJohn Muir · 1838–1914
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: "From Fort Independence to Yosemite", San Francisco Daily Evening Bulletin (part 6 of the 11 part series "Summering in the Sierra") dated September 1875, published 15 September 1875; reprinted in John Muir: Summering in the Sierra, edited by Robert Engberg (University of Wisconsin Press, 1984) page .
English (original)
In every country the mountains are fountains, not only of rivers but of men. Therefore we all are born mountaineers, the offspring of rock and sunshine.
— John Muir
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