I no doubt deserved my enemies, but I don't believe I deserved my friends.

Quote by Walt Whitman

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I celebrate myself, and sing myself.

I celebrate myself, and sing myself.

I accept reality and dare not question it.

I accept reality and dare not question it.

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.

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...

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 real war will never get in the books

The real war will never get in the books

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...

Produce great men, the rest follows.

Produce great men, the rest follows.

We convince by our presence.

We convince by our presence.

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...

Re-examine all that you have been told... dismiss that which insults your soul.

Re-examine all that you have been told... dismiss that which insults your soul.

The poet judges not as a judge judges but as the sun falling around a...

The poet judges not as a judge judges but as the sun falling around a...

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...

Every moment of light and dark is a miracle.

Every moment of light and dark is a miracle.

There is no week nor day nor hour when tyranny may not enter upon this...

There is no week nor day nor hour when tyranny may not enter upon this...

Seeing, hearing and feeling are miracles, and each part and tag of me is a...

Seeing, hearing and feeling are miracles, and each part and tag of me is a...

I celebrate myself, and sing myself.

I celebrate myself, and sing myself.

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...

And your very flesh shall be a great poem.

And your very flesh shall be a great poem.

Be curious, not judgmental.

Be curious, not judgmental.