No synonym for God is so perfect as Beauty. Whether as seen carving th…

John Muir
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No synonym for God is so perfect as Beauty. Whether as seen carving the lines of the mountains with glaciers, or gathering matter into stars, or planning the movements of water, or gardening - still all is Beauty! ✨ John Muir, Linnie Marsh Wolfe (1979). John of the Mountains: The Unpublished Journals of John Muir, p.208, Univ of Wisconsin Press
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