Walt Whitman on desire
“The habit of giving only enhances the desire to give.”
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Only themselves understand themselves and the like of themselves, As souls only understand souls.
Walt WhitmanWalt Whitman To have great poets, there must be great audiences.
Walt WhitmanWalt Whitman I see great things in baseball. It’s our game – the American game.
Walt WhitmanWalt Whitman God is a mean-spirited, pugnacious bully bent on revenge against His children for failing to live up to his impossible standards.
Walt WhitmanWalt Whitman Nothing endures but personal qualities.
Walt WhitmanWalt Whitman I keep thinking about you every few minutes all day.
Walt WhitmanWalt Whitman Touch me, touch the palm of your hand to my body as I pass, Be not afraid of my body.
Walt WhitmanWalt Whitman Do anything, but let it produce joy.
Walt WhitmanWalt Whitman When the materials are all prepared and ready, the architects shall appear.
Walt WhitmanWalt Whitman And I will show of male and female that either is but the equal of the other.
Walt WhitmanWalt Whitman Where the earth is, we are.
Walt WhitmanWalt Whitman Where the earth is, we are.
Walt WhitmanWalt Whitman I am not to speak to you, I am to think of you when I sit alone or wake at night alone, I am to wait, I do not doubt I am to meet you again, I am to see to it that I do not lose you.
Walt WhitmanWalt Whitman Be curious, not judgmental.
Walt WhitmanWalt Whitman 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.
Walt WhitmanWalt Whitman Pointing to another world will never stop vice among us; shedding light over this world can alone help us.
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I think my desire to always get better, to always want more, to always be my top critic, and accepting the good and the bad.
Lionel MessiLionel Messi Be thankful that you have a life, and forsake your vain and presumptuous desire for a second one.
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Ayn RandAyn Rand Repulsion is the sentry that guards the gate to all that we most desire.
Salvador DaliSalvador Dali Study without desire spoils the memory, and it retains nothing that it takes in.
Leonardo da VinciLeonardo da Vinci I am in competition with no one. I have no desire to play the game of being better than anyone. I am simply trying to be better than the person I was yesterday.
Selena GomezSelena Gomez In real life, love has to be possible. Even if it is not returned right away, love can only survive when the hope exists that you will be able to win over the person you desire.
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