We convince by our presence.

Quote by Walt Whitman

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The future is no more uncertain than the present.

The future is no more uncertain than the present.

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.

To have great poets, there must be great audiences.

To have great poets, there must be great audiences.

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

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

Freedom - to walk free and own no superior.

Freedom - to walk free and own no superior.

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...

Nothing endures but personal qualities.

Nothing endures but personal qualities.

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...

To me, every hour of the day and night is an unspeakably perfect miracle.

To me, every hour of the day and night is an unspeakably perfect miracle.

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...

Produce great men, the rest follows.

Produce great men, the rest follows.

I celebrate myself, and sing myself.

I celebrate myself, and sing myself.

A morning-glory at my window satisfies me more than the metaphysics of books.

A morning-glory at my window satisfies me more than the metaphysics of books.

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...

If anything is sacred, the human body is sacred

If anything is sacred, the human body is sacred

Oh while I live, to be the ruler of life, not a slave, to meet...

Oh while I live, to be the ruler of life, not a slave, to meet...

I no doubt deserved my enemies, but I don't believe I deserved my friends.

I no doubt deserved my enemies, but I don't believe I deserved my friends.

A great country worthy of the name does not have any friends.

A great country worthy of the name does not have any friends.

The people who are always monkeying with these great books to make them fully (comprehensible)...

The people who are always monkeying with these great books to make them fully (comprehensible)...