The great city is that which has the greatest man or woman: if it be a few ragged huts, it is still the greatest city in the whole world.

Quote by Walt Whitman

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Happiness, not in another place but this place...not for another hour, but this hour.

Happiness, not in another place but this place...not for another hour, but this hour.

Produce great men, the rest follows.

Produce great men, the rest follows.

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...

I say to mankind, Be not curious about God. For I, who am curious about...

I say to mankind, Be not curious about God. For I, who am curious about...

The future is no more uncertain than the present.

The future is no more uncertain than the present.

Have you learned the lessons only of those who admired you, and were tender with...

Have you learned the lessons only of those who admired you, and were tender with...

Nothing can happen more beautiful than death.

Nothing can happen more beautiful than death.

The beauty of independence, departure, actions that rely on themselves.

The beauty of independence, departure, actions that rely on themselves.

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...

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...

The words of my book nothing, the drift of it everything.

The words of my book nothing, the drift of it everything.

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...

Do I contradict myself? Very well, then I contradict myself, I am large, I contain...

Do I contradict myself? Very well, then I contradict myself, I am large, I contain...

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.

I accept reality and dare not question it.

I accept reality and dare not question it.

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 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...

Whatever satisfies the soul is truth.

Whatever satisfies the soul is truth.

God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in Him.

God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in Him.

There's a certain satisfaction in a little bit of pain.

There's a certain satisfaction in a little bit of pain.

The belief that the soul continues its existence after the dissolution of the body is...

The belief that the soul continues its existence after the dissolution of the body is...

The best practical advice I can give to the present generation is to practice the...

The best practical advice I can give to the present generation is to practice the...