In the faces of men and women, I see God.
WALT WHITMANThe proof of a poet is that his country absorbs him as affectionately as he has absorbed it.
More Walt Whitman Quotes
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Every moment of light and dark is a miracle.
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A man is a great thing upon the earth and through eternity; but every jot of the greatness of man is unfolded out of woman.
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I hear and behold God in every object, yet understand God not in the least.
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The great city is that which has the greatest man or woman: if it be a few ragged huts, it is still the greatest city in the whole world.
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Wisdom is not finally tested by the schools, Wisdom cannot be pass’d from one having it to another not having it, Wisdom is of the soul, is not susceptible of proof, is its own proof.
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I no doubt deserved my enemies, but I don’t believe I deserved my friends.
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I am larger, better than I thought; I did not know I held so much goodness.
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A woman waits for me, she contains all, nothing lacking.
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The strongest and sweetest songs yet remain to be sung.
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The road to wisdom is paved with excess. The mark of a true writer is their ability to mystify the familiar and familiarize the strange.
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In the confusion we stay with each other, happy to be together, speaking without uttering a single word.
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I am the man, I suffered, I was there.
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The earth is rude, silent, incomprehensible at first; Be not discouraged – keep on – there are divine things, well envelop’d; I swear to you there are divine things more beautiful than words can tell.
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The whole purpose of the universe is unerringly aimed at one thing – you.
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I am satisfied, I see, dance, laugh, sing.
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