The proof of a poet is that his country absorbs him as affectionately as he has absorbed it.
WALT WHITMANA writer can do nothing for men more necessary, satisfying, than just simply to reveal to them the infinite possibility of their own souls.
More Walt Whitman Quotes
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I am the man, I suffered, I was there.
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To have great poets, there must be great audiences.
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Only themselves understand themselves and the like of themselves, As souls only understand souls.
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I see great things in baseball. It’s our game – the American game.
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God is a mean-spirited, pugnacious bully bent on revenge against His children for failing to live up to his impossible standards.
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Nothing endures but personal qualities.
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I exist as I am, that is enough.
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Not I, nor anyone else can travel that road for you. You must travel it by yourself. It is not far. It is within reach. Perhaps you have been on it since you were born, and did not know. Perhaps it is everywhere – on water and land.
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I am satisfied, I see, dance, laugh, sing.
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Behold I do not give lectures or a little charity, When I give I give myself.
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And there is no trade or employment but the young man following it may become a hero.
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I accept reality and dare not question it.
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I believe a leaf of grass is no less than the journey work of the stars.
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We convince by our presence.
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The habit of giving only enhances the desire to give.
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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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Forsake all inhibitions, Pursue thy dreams.
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There is no God any more divine than Yourself.
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Whatever satisfies the soul is truth.
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A morning-glory at my window satisfies me more than the metaphysics of books.
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A woman waits for me, she contains all, nothing lacking.
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As soon as histories are properly told there is no more need of romances.
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Produce great men, the rest follows.
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I hear and behold God in every object, yet understand God not in the least.
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Resist much, obey little.
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I give you my hand, I give you my love more precious than money, I give you myself before preaching or law; Will you give me yourself?
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