The dirtiest book of all is the expurgated book.

Quote by Walt Whitman

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Henceforth I ask not good fortune. I myself am good fortune.

Henceforth I ask not good fortune. I myself am good fortune.

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.

To have great poets, there must be great audiences.

To have great poets, there must be great audiences.

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...

Here or henceforward it is all the same to me, I accept Time absolutely.

Here or henceforward it is all the same to me, I accept Time absolutely.

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...

To me, every hour of the day and night is an unspeakably perfect miracle.

To me, every hour of the day and night is an unspeakably perfect miracle.

The United States themselves are essentially the greatest poem.

The United States themselves are essentially the greatest poem.

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...

If anything is sacred, the human body is sacred

If anything is sacred, the human body is sacred

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...

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...

And your very flesh shall be a great poem.

And your very flesh shall be a great poem.

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

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

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

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

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...

The art of art, the glory of expression and the sunshine of the light of...

The art of art, the glory of expression and the sunshine of the light of...

Give me odorous at sunrise a garden of beautiful flowers where I can walk undisturbed.

Give me odorous at sunrise a garden of beautiful flowers where I can walk undisturbed.

If any thing is sacred, the human body is sacred.

If any thing is sacred, the human body is sacred.

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...