Every moment of light and dark is a miracle.

Quote by Walt Whitman

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

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

Simplicity is the glory of expression.

Simplicity is the glory of expression.

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

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

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.

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...

Other lands have their vitality in a few, a class, but we have it in...

Other lands have their vitality in a few, a class, but we have it in...

Behold I do not give lectures or a little charity, When I give I give...

Behold I do not give lectures or a little charity, When I give I give...

I shall use America and democracy as convertible terms

I shall use America and democracy as convertible terms

I exist as I am, that is enough.

I exist as I am, that is enough.

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...

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...

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.

This is what you shall do: love the earth and sun, and animals, despise riches,...

This is what you shall do: love the earth and sun, and animals, despise riches,...

The art of art, the glory of expression and the sunshine of the light of...

The art of art, the glory of expression and the sunshine of the light of...

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.

Did you, too, O friend, suppose democracy was only for elections, for politics, and for...

Did you, too, O friend, suppose democracy was only for elections, for politics, and for...

Now I see the secret of making the best person: it is to grow in...

Now I see the secret of making the best person: it is to grow in...

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.

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.