Walt Whitman Quotes

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Keep your face always toward the sunshine - and shadows will fall behind you.

Walt Whitman

Inspirational, Positive, Happiness

Walt Whitman, The Secret Libraries (2016). “Walt Whitman Quotes... Vol. 20: Motivational and Inspirational Life Quotes by Walt Whitman”

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Happiness, not in another place but this place...not for another hour, but this hour.

Walt Whitman

Happiness, Nature, Carpe Diem

Walt Whitman, Sculley Bradley, Harold W. Blodgett (2008). “Leaves of Grass: A Textual Variorum of the Printed Poems, 1855-1856”, p.97, NYU Press

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Either define the moment or the moment will define you.

Walt Whitman

Moments, Define You

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This is what you should do: love the earth and sun and the animals, despise riches, give alms to everyone that asks, stand up for the stupid and crazy, devote your income and labor to others, hate tyrants, argue not concerning God, have patience and indulgence toward the people, take off your hat to nothing known or unknown or to any man or number of men ... re-examine all you have been told at school or church or in any book, dismiss what insults your own soul, and your very flesh shall be a great poem.

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Stupid, Hate, Crazy

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Every hour of every day is an unspeakably perfect miracle.

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Perfect, Miracle, Hours

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The truth is simple. If it was complicated, everyone would understand it.

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Truth, Simple, Complicated

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When one reaches out to help another he touches the face of God.

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Teacher, Faces, Helping

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Be curious, not judgmental.

Walt Whitman

Life, Meaningful, Judging

Walt Whitman, The Secret Libraries (2016). “Walt Whitman Quotes... Vol. 20: Motivational and Inspirational Life Quotes by Walt Whitman”

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We were together. I forget the rest.

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Love, Funny, Romantic

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As for me, I know nothing else but miracles,
Whether I walk the streets of Manhattan,
Or dart my sight over the roofs of houses toward the sky,
Or wade with naked feet along the beach just in the edge of the water,
Or stand under the trees in the woods,
Or talk by day with any one I love,
Or sleep in bed at night with any one I love,
Or watch honey bees busy around the hive of a summer forenoon...
Or the wonderfulness of the sundown,
Or of stars shining so quiet and bright,
Or the exquisite delicate thin curve of the new moon in spring...
What stranger miracles are there?

Walt Whitman

Summer, Beach, Stars

Walt Whitman, “Miracles”

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Re-examine all that you have been told... dismiss that which insults your soul.

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Spiritual, Wisdom, Integrity

"Personal Quotes/ Biography". www.imdb.com.

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I do not ask the wounded person how he feels, I myself become the wounded person.

Walt Whitman

Empathy, Leaves Of Grass, Feels

Walt Whitman, Ezra Greenspan (2005). “Walt Whitman's "Song of Myself": A Sourcebook and Critical Edition”, p.110, Psychology Press

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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.

Walt Whitman

Beautiful, Nature, Rude

Walt Whitman, Sculley Bradley, Harold W. Blodgett (2008). “Leaves of Grass: A Textual Variorum of the Printed Poems, 1855-1856”, p.232, NYU Press

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Forsake all inhibitions, Pursue thy dreams.

Walt Whitman

Dream, Pursue, Inhibitions

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The strongest and sweetest songs yet remain to be sung.

Walt Whitman

Inspirational, Motivational, Song

"Leaves of Grass".

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I exist as I am, that is enough.

Walt Whitman

Inspiration, Enough

Walt Whitman, Sculley Bradley, Harold W. Blodgett (2008). “Leaves of Grass: A Textual Variorum of the Printed Poems, 1855-1856”, p.26, NYU Press

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What is that you express in your eyes? It seems to me more than all the print I have read in my life.

Walt Whitman

Eye, Leaves Of Grass, Print

Walt Whitman (2011). “Leaves of Grass, 1860: The 150th Anniversary Facsimile Edition”, p.30, University of Iowa Press

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I believe a leaf of grass is no less than the journey-work of the stars.

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Nature, Stars, Believe

'Song of Myself' (1855) st. 31

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Do anything, but let it produce joy.

Walt Whitman

Life, Carpe Diem, Joy

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I swear to you, there are divine things more beautiful than words can tell

Walt Whitman

Beautiful, Spiritual, Leaves Of Grass

Walt Whitman, Sculley Bradley, Harold W. Blodgett (2008). “Leaves of Grass: A Textual Variorum of the Printed Poems, 1855-1856”, p.232, NYU Press

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Each of us inevitable; Each of us limitless-each of us with his or her right upon the earth.

Walt Whitman

Earth, Limitless, Individual

Walt Whitman, Sculley Bradley, Harold W. Blodgett (2008). “Leaves of Grass: A Textual Variorum of the Printed Poems, 1855-1856”, p.174, NYU Press

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The whole purpose of the universe is unerringly aimed at one thing - you.

Walt Whitman

Purpose, Whole, One Thing

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Do I contradict myself? Very well, then I contradict myself, I am large, I contain multitudes.

Walt Whitman

Inspirational, Life, Change

"Song of Myself " l. 1324 (written 1855)

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Let your soul stand cool and composed before a million universes.

Walt Whitman

Encouragement, Get Well, Soul

Walt Whitman (2016). “Song of Myself: With a Complete Commentary”, p.172, University of Iowa Press

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To me, every hour of the light and dark is a miracle. Every cubic inch of space is a miracle.

Walt Whitman

Christmas, Gratitude, Dark

Walt Whitman “Annotated LEAVES OF GRASS with English Grammar Exercises: by Walt Whitman (Author), Robert Powell (Editor)”, Powell Publications, LLC

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Born: May 31, 1819
Died: March 26, 1892
Occupation: Poet
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