Quote Author: Walt Whitman

Walt Whitman – ‘I think I could turn and liv…

‘I think I could turn and live with animals they are so placid and self-contained I stand and look at them long and long.’

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Walt Whitman – ‘Love the earth and sun and a…

‘Love the earth and sun and animals Despise riches give alms to everyone that asks Stand up for the stupid and crazy Devote your income and labor to others … And your very flesh shall be a great poem.’

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Walt Whitman – ‘There was a child went forth…

‘There was a child went forth everyday And the first object he looked upon and received with wonder or pity or dread that object he became And that object became part of him for the day or a certain part … Continue reading

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Walt Whitman – ‘The United States themselves…

‘The United States themselves are essentially the greatest poem.’

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Walt Whitman – ‘The real war will never get …

‘The real war will never get in the books.’

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Walt Whitman – ‘In this broad earth of ours …

‘In this broad earth of ours Amid the measureless grossness and the slag Enclosed and safe within its central heart Nestles the seed of perfection.’

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Walt Whitman – ‘If anything is sacred the hu…

‘If anything is sacred the human body is sacred.’

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Walt Whitman – ‘Why are there trees I never …

‘Why are there trees I never walk under but large and melodious thoughts descend upon me?’

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Walt Whitman – ‘O to be self-balanced for co…

‘O to be self-balanced for contingencies To confront night storms hunger ridicule accidents rebuffs as the trees and the animals do.’

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Walt Whitman – ‘A morning-glory at my window…

‘A morning-glory at my window satisfies me more than the metaphysics of books.’

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