The United States themselves are essentially the greatest poem.

Quote by Walt Whitman

Topics: Walt Whitman Quotes

Let that which stood in front go behind, let that which was behind advance to...

Let that which stood in front go behind, let that which was behind advance to...

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...

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

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

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...

Every moment of light and dark is a miracle.

Every moment of light and dark is a miracle.

O public road, I say back I am not afraid to leave you, yet I...

O public road, I say back I am not afraid to leave you, yet I...

Nothing endures but personal qualities.

Nothing endures but personal qualities.

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...

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...

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...

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 whole theory of the universe is directed unerringly to one single individual.

The whole theory of the universe is directed unerringly to one single individual.

When I give, I give myself.

When I give, I give myself.

This is what you shall do: love the earth and sun, and animals, despise riches,...

This is what you shall do: love the earth and sun, and animals, despise riches,...

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...

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...

He that defers his charity until he is dead is, if a man weighs it...

He that defers his charity until he is dead is, if a man weighs it...

Charity sees the need, not the cause

Charity sees the need, not the cause

Capital punishment is as fundamentally wrong as a cure for crime as charity is wrong...

Capital punishment is as fundamentally wrong as a cure for crime as charity is wrong...