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

Quote by Walt Whitman

Topics: Walt Whitman Quotes

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,...

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...

The real war will never get in the books.

The real war will never get in the books.

If you done it, it ain't bragging.

If you done it, it ain't bragging.

Simplicity is the glory of expression.

Simplicity is the glory of expression.

And I will show that nothing can happen more beautiful than death.

And I will show that nothing can happen more beautiful than death.

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 celebrate myself, and sing myself.

I celebrate myself, and sing myself.

In the confusion we stay with each other, happy to be together, speaking without uttering...

In the confusion we stay with each other, happy to be together, speaking without uttering...

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...

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

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

He (President Abraham Lincoln) has a face like a hoosier Michael Angelo, so awful ugly...

He (President Abraham Lincoln) has a face like a hoosier Michael Angelo, so awful ugly...

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.

Whatever satisfies the soul is truth.

Whatever satisfies the soul is truth.

Democracy is a government where you can say what you think even if you don't...

Democracy is a government where you can say what you think even if you don't...

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...

We convince by our presence.

We convince by our presence.

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

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

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...

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...