"Only themselves understand themselves and the like of……" — Walt Whitman

"Only themselves understand themselves and the like of themselves, As souls only understand souls."

— Walt Whitman

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422 Quotes by Walt Whitman

Walt Whitman has 422 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

And I will show that there is no imperfection in the present, and can be none in the future, And…
O the joy of the strong-brawn'd fighter, towering in the arena in perfect condition, conscious of power, thirsting to meet…
Give me juicy autumnal fruit, ripe and red from the orchard.
This face is a dog's snout sniffing for garbage, snakes nest in that mouth, I hear the sibilant threat.
To me, every hour of the light and dark is a miracle. Every cubic inch of space is a miracle.
The city sleeps and the country sleeps, the living sleep for their time, the dead sleep for their time, the…
What a devil art thou, Poverty! How many desires - how many aspirations after goodness and truth - how many…
I think I could turn and live with animals, they are so placid and self-contained, I stand and look at…
Old age: The estuary that enlarges and spreads itself grandly as it pours into the Great Sea.
To me the sea is a continual miracle; The fishes that swim - the rocks - the motion of the…
All beauty comes from beautiful blood and a beautiful brain.
What beauty there is in words; what a lurking curious charm in the sound some words.

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