A great city is that which has the greatest men and women.

Quote by Walt Whitman

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Speech is the twin of my vision, it is unequal to measure itself, it provokes...

Speech is the twin of my vision, it is unequal to measure itself, it provokes...

I exist as I am, that is enough.

I exist as I am, that is enough.

The beauty of independence, departure, actions that rely on themselves.

The beauty of independence, departure, actions that rely on themselves.

I say to mankind, Be not curious about God. For I, who am curious about...

I say to mankind, Be not curious about God. For I, who am curious about...

Here or henceforward it is all the same to me, I accept Time absolutely.

Here or henceforward it is all the same to me, I accept Time absolutely.

The words of my book nothing, the drift of it everything.

The words of my book nothing, the drift of it everything.

Why are there trees I never walk under but large and melodious thoughts descend upon...

Why are there trees I never walk under but large and melodious thoughts descend upon...

Do you know that Old Age may come after you with equal grace, force, fascination?

Do you know that Old Age may come after you with equal grace, force, fascination?

To the real artist in humanity, what are called bad manners are often the most...

To the real artist in humanity, what are called bad manners are often the most...

The shallow consider liberty a release from all law, from every constraint. The wise man...

The shallow consider liberty a release from all law, from every constraint. The wise man...

Have you learned the lessons only of those who admired you, and were tender with...

Have you learned the lessons only of those who admired you, and were tender with...

In the faces of men and women I see God.

In the faces of men and women I see God.

Viewed freely, the English language is the accretion and growth of every dialect, race, and...

Viewed freely, the English language is the accretion and growth of every dialect, race, and...

In the confusion we stay with each other, happy to be together, speaking without uttering...

In the confusion we stay with each other, happy to be together, speaking without uttering...

The real war will never get in the books.

The real war will never get in the books.

I celebrate myself, and sing myself.

I celebrate myself, and sing myself.

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

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

Youth, large, lusty, loving - Youth, full of grace, force, fascination. Do you know that...

Youth, large, lusty, loving - Youth, full of grace, force, fascination. Do you know that...

As for types like my own, obscurely motivated by the conviction that our existence was...

As for types like my own, obscurely motivated by the conviction that our existence was...

We should pay as much reverence to youth as we should to age; there are...

We should pay as much reverence to youth as we should to age; there are...

On his running for California Governor: It's the most important decision I've had to make...

On his running for California Governor: It's the most important decision I've had to make...