"I say to mankind, Be not curious about……" — Walt Whitman
"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."
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Walt Whitman
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422 Quotes by Walt Whitman
Walt Whitman has 422 quotes on this site.
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And I will show that there is no imperfection in the present, and can be none in the future, And…
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O the joy of the strong-brawn'd fighter, towering in the arena in perfect condition, conscious of power, thirsting to meet…
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Give me juicy autumnal fruit, ripe and red from the orchard.
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This face is a dog's snout sniffing for garbage, snakes nest in that mouth, I hear the sibilant threat.
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To me, every hour of the light and dark is a miracle. Every cubic inch of space is a miracle.
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The city sleeps and the country sleeps, the living sleep for their time, the dead sleep for their time, the…
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What a devil art thou, Poverty! How many desires - how many aspirations after goodness and truth - how many…
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I think I could turn and live with animals, they are so placid and self-contained, I stand and look at…
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Old age: The estuary that enlarges and spreads itself grandly as it pours into the Great Sea.
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To me the sea is a continual miracle; The fishes that swim - the rocks - the motion of the…
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All beauty comes from beautiful blood and a beautiful brain.
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What beauty there is in words; what a lurking curious charm in the sound some words.
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