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

Quote by Walt Whitman

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I heard what was said of the universe, heard it and heard it of several...

I heard what was said of the universe, heard it and heard it of several...

I accept reality and dare not question it.

I accept reality and dare not question it.

Be curious, not judgmental.

Be curious, not judgmental.

We convince by our presence.

We convince by our presence.

There is that indescribable freshness and unconsciousness about an illiterate person that humbles and mocks...

There is that indescribable freshness and unconsciousness about an illiterate person that humbles and mocks...

And your very flesh shall be a great poem.

And your very flesh shall be a great poem.

It [baseball] will take our people out-of-doors, fill them with oxygen, give them a larger...

It [baseball] will take our people out-of-doors, fill them with oxygen, give them a larger...

If anything is sacred, the human body is sacred

If anything is sacred, the human body is sacred

Oh while I live, to be the ruler of life, not a slave, to meet...

Oh while I live, to be the ruler of life, not a slave, to meet...

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.

And there is no trade or employment but the young man following it may become...

And there is no trade or employment but the young man following it may become...

I know nothing grander, better exercise, better digestion, more positive proof of the past, the...

I know nothing grander, better exercise, better digestion, more positive proof of the past, the...

Produce great men, the rest follows.

Produce great men, the rest follows.

Every moment of light and dark is a miracle.

Every moment of light and dark is a miracle.

And whoever walks a furlong without sympathy walks to his own funeral drest in his...

And whoever walks a furlong without sympathy walks to his own funeral drest in his...

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...

The genius of the United States is not best or most in its executives or...

The genius of the United States is not best or most in its executives or...

Whatever satisfies the soul is truth.

Whatever satisfies the soul is truth.

An optimist is a fellow who believes a housefly is looking for a way to...

An optimist is a fellow who believes a housefly is looking for a way to...

Learn to be pleased with everything; with wealth, so far as it makes us beneficial...

Learn to be pleased with everything; with wealth, so far as it makes us beneficial...

What can you ever really know of other people's souls - of their temptations, their...

What can you ever really know of other people's souls - of their temptations, their...

I love you, and because I love you, I would sooner have you hate me...

I love you, and because I love you, I would sooner have you hate me...