Best Walt Whitman Wisdom
- Our leading men are not of much account and never have been, but the average of the people is immense, beyond all history. Sometimes I… Account
- Many a good man I have seen go under. Defeat
- The earth, that is sufficient, I do not want the constellations any nearer, I know they are very well where they are, I know they… Any
- I know perfectly well my own egotism. Egotism
- Manhattan crowds, with their turbulent musical chorus! Manhattan faces and eyes forever for me. Chorus
- Lo! body and soul!--this land! Mighty Manhattan, with spires, and The sparkling and hurrying tides, and the ships; The varied and ample land,--the South And… Ample
- The jour printer with gray head and gaunt jaws works at his case, He turns his quid of tobacco, while his eyes blur with the… Blur
- Out of every fruition of success, no matter what, comes forth something to make a new effort necessary. Comes Forth
- There can be no theory of any account unless it corroborate with the theory of the earth. Account
- I am the man, I suffered, I was there. Inspirational
- Do I contradict myself? Very well, then I contradict myself, I am large, I contain multitudes. Change
- Keep your face always toward the sunshine - and shadows will fall behind you. Advice
- Every moment of light and dark is a miracle. Dark
- Re-examine all that you have been told... dismiss that which insults your soul. All
- I am as bad as the worst, but, thank God, I am as good as the best. Attitude
- I have learned that to be with those I like is enough. Acceptance
- 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… Country
- Be curious, not judgmental. Curious
- 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… Admired
- When I give, I give myself. Dance
- I exist as I am, that is enough. Exist
- After you have exhausted what there is in business, politics, conviviality, and so on - have found that none of these finally satisfy, or permanently… Business
- 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… Ambassador
- Now I see the secret of making the best person: it is to grow in the open air and to eat and sleep with the… Air
- 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… Command
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