“Let your soul stand cool and composed before a million universes.”
— Walt Whitman
Author: Walt Whitman
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And your very flesh shall be a
“And your very flesh shall be a great poem.”
— Walt Whitman
Author: Walt Whitman
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I am as bad as the worst,
“I am as bad as the worst, but, thank God, I am as good as the best.”
— Walt Whitman
Author: Walt Whitman
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There is that indescribable freshness and unconsciousness
“There is that indescribable freshness and unconsciousness about an illiterate person that humbles and mocks the power of the noblest expressive genius.”
— Walt Whitman
Author: Walt Whitman
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And whoever walks a furlong without sympathy
“And whoever walks a furlong without sympathy walks to his own funeral drest in his shroud.”
— Walt Whitman
Author: Walt Whitman
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I am as bad as the worst,
“I am as bad as the worst, but, thank God, I am as good as the best.”
— Walt Whitman
Author: Walt Whitman
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I have learned that to be with
“I have learned that to be with those I like is enough.”
— Walt Whitman
Author: Walt Whitman
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Henceforth I ask not good fortune. I
“Henceforth I ask not good fortune. I myself am good fortune.”
— Walt Whitman
Author: Walt Whitman
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Judging from the main portions of the
“Judging from the main portions of the history of the world, so far, justice is always in jeopardy.”
— Walt Whitman
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Nothing can happen more beautiful than death.
“Nothing can happen more beautiful than death.”
— Walt Whitman
Author: Walt Whitman
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Have you learned the lessons only of
“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
Author: Walt Whitman
Category: great
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