Walt Whitman Quotes

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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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Every hour of every day is an unspeakably perfect miracle.

Walt Whitman

Perfect, Miracle, Hours

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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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Be curious, not judgmental.

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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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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.

Walt Whitman

Stupid, Hate, Crazy

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

Walt Whitman

Teacher, Faces, Helping

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

Walt Whitman

Truth, Simple, Complicated

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We were together. I forget the rest.

Walt Whitman

Love, Funny, Romantic

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

Walt Whitman

Spiritual, Wisdom, Integrity

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

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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?

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Summer, Beach, Stars

Walt Whitman, “Miracles”

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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.

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Nature, Business, Simplicity

1876-77 Speciman Days, 'New Themes Entered Upon'.

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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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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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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.

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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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The strongest and sweetest songs yet remain to be sung.

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Inspirational, Motivational, Song

"Leaves of Grass".

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

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Inspirational, Life, Change

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

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I no doubt deserved my enemies, but I don't believe I deserved my friends.

Walt Whitman

Funny, Friendship, Believe

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

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Those who love each other shall become invincible.

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Life, Invincible, Love Each Other

Walt Whitman (2008). “Leaves of Grass: A Textual Variorum of the Printed Poems, 1860-1867”, p.373, NYU Press

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The habit of giving only enhances the desire to give.

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Relationship, Happiness, Generosity

Walt Whitman (1964). “Walt Whitman's workshop: A collection of unpublished manuscripts”, Russell & Russell Publishers

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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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Land, Water, Self Reliance

Walt Whitman (2013). “Walt Whitman's Song of Myself: A Sourcebook and Critical Edition”, p.189, Routledge

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Resist much, obey little.

Walt Whitman

Inspirational, Life, Beautiful

Walt Whitman (2013). “Leaves of Grass”, p.15, Simon and Schuster

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Simplicity is the glory of expression.

Walt Whitman

Simple, Expression, Simplicity

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

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Whatever satisfies the soul is truth.

Walt Whitman

Spiritual, Truth, Soul

Walt Whitman, Floyd Stovall (2007). “Prose Works 1892, Volume II: Collect and Other Prose”, p.748, NYU Press

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