Damn all expurgated books, the dirtiest book of all is the expurgated book.

Quote by Walt Whitman

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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...

I accept reality and dare not question it.

I accept reality and dare not question it.

The whole theory of the universe is directed unerringly to one single individual.

The whole theory of the universe is directed unerringly to one single individual.

The great city is that which has the greatest man or woman: if it be...

The great city is that which has the greatest man or woman: if it be...

He most honors my style who learns under it to destroy the teacher.

He most honors my style who learns under it to destroy the teacher.

Character and personal force are the only investments worth anything

Character and personal force are the only investments worth anything

Give me odorous at sunrise a garden of beautiful flowers where I can walk undisturbed.

Give me odorous at sunrise a garden of beautiful flowers where I can walk undisturbed.

He (President Abraham Lincoln) has a face like a hoosier Michael Angelo, so awful ugly...

He (President Abraham Lincoln) has a face like a hoosier Michael Angelo, so awful ugly...

Wisdom is not finally tested in the schools, Wisdom cannot be pass'd from one having...

Wisdom is not finally tested in the schools, Wisdom cannot be pass'd from one having...

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

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

I see great things in baseball. It's our game - the American game.

I see great things in baseball. It's our game - the American game.

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

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

There is no object so soft but it makes a hub for the wheeled universe.

There is no object so soft but it makes a hub for the wheeled universe.

We convince by our presence.

We convince by our presence.

The earth, that is sufficient, I do not want the constellations any nearer, I know...

The earth, that is sufficient, I do not want the constellations any nearer, I know...

The United States themselves are essentially the greatest poem.

The United States themselves are essentially the greatest poem.

O public road, I say back I am not afraid to leave you, yet I...

O public road, I say back I am not afraid to leave you, yet I...

To me, every hour of the day and night is an unspeakably perfect miracle.

To me, every hour of the day and night is an unspeakably perfect miracle.

To die is different from what any one supposed, and luckier.

To die is different from what any one supposed, and luckier.

Whoever degrades another degrades me, And whatever is done or said returns at last to...

Whoever degrades another degrades me, And whatever is done or said returns at last to...