Home » Walt Whitman Walt Whitman Walt Whitman 1 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. Walt Whitman Great, Man, Woman Add to Collection 2 I heard what was said of the universe, heard it and heard it of several thousand years; it is middling well as far as it goes - but is that all? Walt Whitman Universe, Years, Said Add to Collection 3 Judging from the main portions of the history of the world, so far, justice is always in jeopardy. Walt Whitman History, Justice, World Add to Collection 4 Other lands have their vitality in a few, a class, but we have it in the bulk of our people. Walt Whitman People, Class, Other Add to Collection 5 He most honors my style who learns under it to destroy the teacher. Walt Whitman Teacher, Style, Destroy Add to Collection 6 Here or henceforward it is all the same to me, I accept Time absolutely. Walt Whitman Time, Accept Add to Collection 7 Oh while I live, to be the ruler of life, not a slave, to meet life as a powerful conqueror, and nothing exterior to me will ever take command of me. Walt Whitman Life, Powerful Add to Collection 8 The future is no more uncertain than the present. Walt Whitman Future, Present, More Add to Collection 9 Henceforth I ask not good fortune. I myself am good fortune. Walt Whitman Good, Myself, Fortune Add to Collection 10 I say that democracy can never prove itself beyond cavil, until it founds and luxuriantly grows its own forms of art, poems, schools, theology, displacing all that exists, or that has been produced anywhere in the past, under opposite influences. Walt Whitman Art, Past, Democracy Add to Collection 11 And your very flesh shall be a great poem. Walt Whitman Great, Poem, Flesh Add to Collection 12 Seeing, hearing, feeling, are miracles, and each part and tag of me is a miracle. Walt Whitman Seeing, Feeling Add to Collection 13 I find no sweeter fat than sticks to my own bones. Walt Whitman Fat, Find, Own Add to Collection 14 I say to mankind, Be not curious about God. For I, who am curious about each, am not curious about God - I hear and behold God in every object, yet understand God not in the least. Walt Whitman God, Understand, Curious Add to Collection 15 After you have exhausted what there is in business, politics, conviviality, and so on - have found that none of these finally satisfy, or permanently wear - what remains? Nature remains. Walt Whitman Nature, Business, Politics Add to Collection 16 Now I see the secret of making the best person: it is to grow in the open air and to eat and sleep with the earth. Walt Whitman Sleep, Best, Earth Add to Collection 17 All faults may be forgiven of him who has perfect candor. Walt Whitman Perfect, May, Him Add to Collection 18 Whoever degrades another degrades me, And whatever is done or said returns at last to me. Walt Whitman Done, Said Add to Collection 19 If any thing is sacred, the human body is sacred. Walt Whitman Body, Human Body, Human Add to Collection 20 Have you learned the lessons only of those who admired you, and were tender with you, and stood aside for you? Have you not learned great lessons from those who braced themselves against you, and disputed passage with you? Walt Whitman Learning, Great Add to Collection 21 Speech is the twin of my vision, it is unequal to measure itself, it provokes me forever, it says sarcastically, Walt you contain enough, why don't you let it out then? Walt Whitman Vision, Speech Add to Collection 22 O public road, I say back I am not afraid to leave you, yet I love you, you express me better than I can express myself. Walt Whitman Love, I Love Add to Collection 23 And there is no trade or employment but the young man following it may become a hero. Walt Whitman Hero, Man, Young Add to Collection 24 The dirtiest book of all is the expurgated book. Walt Whitman Book, Dirtiest Add to Collection 1 2 3 4 next › last »
