"Long have you timidly waded Holding a plank……" — Walt Whitman
"Long have you timidly waded Holding a plank by the shore, Now I will you to be a bold swimmer, To jump off in the midst of the sea, Rise again, nod to me, shout, And laughingly dash with your hair."
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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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Why, I'd like nothing better than to achieve some bold adventure, worthy of our trip.
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Nature is more like a seesaw than a crystal, a never-ending conga line of bold moves and corrections.
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A sudden bold and unexpected question doth many times surprise a man and lay him open.
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In choosing Paul Ryan, Mitt Romney made a fantastic choice and a bold statement to the American people.
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I like bold colors but usually wear black.
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Be bold and boast, just like the cock beside the hen.
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I don't understand a way to work other than bold-facedly running towards failure.
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'My Life' is soft, with notes of pear and gardenia, but still bold, with a woody base.
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If we would guide by the light of reason we must let our minds be bold.
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When a work lifts your spirits and inspires bold and noble thoughts in you, do not look for any other…
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Laugh at yourself, but don't ever aim your doubt at yourself. Be bold. When you embark for strange places, don't…
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