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

Quote by Walt Whitman

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He most honors my style who learns under it to destroy the teacher.

He most honors my style who learns under it to destroy the teacher.

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...

We convince by our presence.

We convince by our presence.

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...

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 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.

The real war will never get in the books.

The real war will never get in the books.

The shallow consider liberty a release from all law, from every constraint. The wise man...

The shallow consider liberty a release from all law, from every constraint. The wise man...

The real war will never get in the books

The real war will never get in the books

To have great poets, there must be great audiences.

To have great poets, there must be great audiences.

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....

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

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

Every moment of light and dark is a miracle.

Every moment of light and dark is a miracle.

To the real artist in humanity, what are called bad manners are often the most...

To the real artist in humanity, what are called bad manners are often the most...

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.

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

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

Character and personal force are the only investments worth anything

Character and personal force are the only investments worth anything

Keep your face always toward the sunshine - and shadows will fall behind you.

Keep your face always toward the sunshine - and shadows will fall behind you.

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.

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...