Now I see the secret of making the best person: it is to grow in the open air and to eat and sleep with the earth.

Quote by Walt Whitman

Topics: Walt Whitman Quotes

Nothing can happen more beautiful than death.

Nothing can happen more beautiful than death.

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.

I find no sweeter fat than sticks to my own bones.

I find no sweeter fat than sticks to my own bones.

Comrade, I give you my hand, I give you my love more precious than money,...

Comrade, I give you my hand, I give you my love more precious than money,...

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...

I'm tired of hearing it said that democracy doesn't work. Of course it doesn't work....

I'm tired of hearing it said that democracy doesn't work. Of course it doesn't work....

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 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...

Character and personal force are the only investments worth anything

Character and personal force are the only investments worth anything

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...

Freedom - to walk free and own no superior.

Freedom - to walk free and own no superior.

I dote on myself, there is that lot of me and all so luscious.

I dote on myself, there is that lot of me and all so luscious.

In the faces of men and women I see God

In the faces of men and women I see God

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...

Charity consists not so much on HOW MUCH WE GIVE to the person but on...

Charity consists not so much on HOW MUCH WE GIVE to the person but on...

He who wished to secure the good of others, has already secured his own.

He who wished to secure the good of others, has already secured his own.