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What is worthwhile in life? I think it is worth living and dreaming. If you don't you may be dead anyhow - inside.

John Muir

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John Muir
Age: 76 †
Born: 1838
Born: April 21
Died: 1914
Died: December 24
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Every hidden cell is throbbing with music and life, every fiber thrilling like harp strings.
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