We convince by our presence.

Quote by Walt Whitman

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In the faces of men and women I see God.

In the faces of men and women I see God.

And your very flesh shall be a great poem.

And your very flesh shall be a great poem.

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...

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...

If you done it, it ain't bragging.

If you done it, it ain't bragging.

If you done it, it ain't bragging.

If you done it, it ain't bragging.

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

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

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.

I celebrate myself, and sing myself.

I celebrate myself, and sing myself.

Nothing can happen more beautiful than death.

Nothing can happen more beautiful than death.

I am as bad as the worst, but, thank God, I am as good as...

I am as bad as the worst, but, thank God, I am as good as...

Did you, too, O friend, suppose democracy was only for elections, for politics, and for...

Did you, too, O friend, suppose democracy was only for elections, for politics, and for...

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

I have learned that to be with those I like is enough.

I have learned that to be with those I like is enough.

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...

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...

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...

It is a great art to laugh at your own misfortune

It is a great art to laugh at your own misfortune

Nothing is more the child of art than a garden.

Nothing is more the child of art than a garden.