Walt Whitman Quotes

Walt Whitman (89)

Birth:	31st May, 1819
Death:	26th March, 1892
Nationality:	American
Profession:	Essayist, Humanist, Journalist, Poet

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• 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?

  Walt Whitman

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Speak, Journalist, Communication, Desire

• There is no week nor day nor hour when tyranny may not enter upon this country, if the people lose their roughness and spirit of defiance.

  Walt Whitman

  Topics in Country

  Tags in Week, Defiance, People, Enter, Tyranny, Spirit, Journalist, Day

• I accept reality and dare not question it.

  Walt Whitman

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Journalist, Reality, Dare

• 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.

  Walt Whitman

  Topics in God

  Tags in Objects, Behold, Understand, Mankind, Curious

• In the faces of men and women I see God.

  Walt Whitman

  Topics in Religion

  Tags in Humanism, Women, Men

• A great city is that which has the greatest men and women.

  Walt Whitman

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in City, Great, Journalist, Men

• 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.

  Walt Whitman

  Topics in Art

  Tags in Midnight, Loose, Drink, Journalist, Men

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

  Walt Whitman

  Topics in Soul

  Tags in Composed, Universes, Cool

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

  Walt Whitman

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Unspeakably, Miracle

• Every moment of light and dark is a miracle.

  Walt Whitman

  Topics in Inspirational

  Tags in Wonder, Opposites, Miracle

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

  Walt Whitman

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Senses, Hearing, Seeing, Feeling, Journalist, Miracles

• Oh while I live, to be the ruler of life, not a slave, to meet life as a powerful conqueror, and nothing exterior to me will ever take command of me.

  Walt Whitman

  Topics in Life

  Tags in Oh, Ruler, Sweetuesday, Exterior, Journalist, Conqueror, Control

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

  Walt Whitman

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Humankind, Individual, Theory, Unerring, Universe, Miscellaneous

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

  Walt Whitman

  Topics in Confusion

  Tags in Uttering, Happy, Each, Together, Speaking, Journalist, Confusion

• I celebrate myself, and sing myself.

  Walt Whitman

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Self -Love, Loneliness

• The genius of the United States is not best or most in its executives or legislatures, nor in its ambassadors or authors or colleges, or churches, or parlors, nor even in its newspapers or inventors, but always most in the common people.

  Walt Whitman

  Topics in Genius

  Tags in United States, Legislatures, Ambassador, People, Common

• Youth, large, lusty, loving – Youth, full of grace, force, fascination. Do you know that Old Age may come after you with equal grace, force, fascination?

  Walt Whitman

  Topics in Age, Funny, Youth

  Tags in Govern, Grace, Force, Know, Loving

• Do you know that Old Age may come after you with equal grace, force, fascination?

  Walt Whitman

  Topics in Age, Funny

  Tags in After, Equal, Govern, Grace, Force, Know

• Have you learned the lessons only of those who admired you, and were tender with you, and stood aside for you? Have you not learned great lessons from those who braced themselves against you, and disputed passage with you?

  Walt Whitman

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Admired, Aside, Braces, Learning, Journalist, Literature

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

  Walt Whitman

  Topics in Humanity

  Tags in Called, Picturesque, Manners, Significant, Journalist, Literature