Oh while I live, to be the ruler of life, not a slave, to meet life as a powerful conqueror, and nothing exterior to me will ever take command of me.

Quote by Walt Whitman

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The proof of a poet is that his country absorbs him as affectionately as he...

The proof of a poet is that his country absorbs him as affectionately as he...

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

Stranger, if you passing meet me and desire to speak to me, why should you...

Stranger, if you passing meet me and desire to speak to me, why should you...

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 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...

I accept reality and dare not question it.

I accept reality and dare not question it.

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...

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...

Character and personal force are the only investments worth anything

Character and personal force are the only investments worth anything

I cannot be awake for nothing looks to me as it did before, Or else...

I cannot be awake for nothing looks to me as it did before, Or else...

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 find no sweeter fat than sticks to my own bones.

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

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.

Why are there trees I never walk under but large and melodious thoughts descend upon...

Why are there trees I never walk under but large and melodious thoughts descend upon...

Simplicity is the glory of expression.

Simplicity is the glory of expression.

I am for those who believe in loose delights, I share the midnight orgies of...

I am for those who believe in loose delights, I share the midnight orgies of...

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 first requirement of politics is not intellect or stamina but patience. Politics is a...

The first requirement of politics is not intellect or stamina but patience. Politics is a...

Talk politics, talk about study and talk positively.

Talk politics, talk about study and talk positively.

We never make sport of religion, politics, race or mothers. A mother never gets hit...

We never make sport of religion, politics, race or mothers. A mother never gets hit...