Quotes By Walt Whitman

Seeing, hearing, feeling, are miracles, and each part and tag of me is a miracle.

I say to mankind, Be not curious about God. For I, who am curious about each, am not curious about God - I hear and behold God in every object, yet understand God not in the least.

The great city is that which has the greatest man or woman: if it be a few ragged huts, it is still the greatest city in the whole world.

I see great things in baseball. It's our game - the American game.

I am for those who believe in loose delights, I share the midnight orgies of young men, I dance with the dancers and drink with the drinkers.

Nothing endures but personal qualities.

Whoever degrades another degrades me, And whatever is done or said returns at last to me.

Be curious, not judgmental.

Freedom - to walk free and own no superior.

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

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

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

Let that which stood in front go behind, let that which was behind advance to the front, let bigots, fools, unclean persons, offer new propositions, let the old propositions be postponed.

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

To the real artist in humanity, what are called bad manners are often the most picturesque and significant of all.

Stranger, if you passing meet me and desire to speak to me, why should you not speak to me? And why should I not speak to you?

To have great poets, there must be great audiences.

We convince by our presence.

Behold I do not give lectures or a little charity, When I give I give myself.