Other lands have their vitality in a few, a class, but we have it in the bulk of our people.

Quote by Walt Whitman

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I am as bad as the worst, but, thank God, I am as good as...

I am as bad as the worst, but, thank God, I am as good as...

Viewed freely, the English language is the accretion and growth of every dialect, race, and...

Viewed freely, the English language is the accretion and growth of every dialect, race, and...

I celebrate myself, and sing myself.

I celebrate myself, and sing myself.

If you done it, it ain't bragging.

If you done it, it ain't bragging.

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.

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.

Wisdom is not finally tested in the schools, Wisdom cannot be pass'd from one having...

Wisdom is not finally tested in the schools, Wisdom cannot be pass'd from one having...

We convince by our presence.

We convince by our presence.

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....

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...

Simplicity is the glory of expression.

Simplicity is the glory of expression.

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...

Speech is the twin of my vision, it is unequal to measure itself, it provokes...

Speech is the twin of my vision, it is unequal to measure itself, it provokes...

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...

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...

Get a good idea and stay with it. Dog it, and work at it until...

Get a good idea and stay with it. Dog it, and work at it until...

Let your soul stand cool and composed before a million universes.

Let your soul stand cool and composed before a million universes.

Have you heard that it was good to gain the day? I also say it...

Have you heard that it was good to gain the day? I also say it...

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

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

Every moment of light and dark is a miracle.

Every moment of light and dark is a miracle.