Walt Whitman Quotes

Walt Whitman

Walt Whitman

American Poet

Born: May 31, 1819

Died: Mar 26, 1892

Am Great Me Myself Nothing You

Related authors: Edgar Allan Poe Emily Dickinson Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Maya Angelou Ralph Waldo Emerson Robert Frost T. S. Eliot E. E. Cummings

I am as bad as the worst, but, thank God, I am as good as the best. Walt Whitman

God Best Good Thank God Worst Bad Am Thank

Re-examine all that you have been told... dismiss that which insults your soul. Walt Whitman

You Soul Insults Been Which Dismiss Your

Do I contradict myself? Very well, then I contradict myself, I am large, I contain multitudes. Walt Whitman

Myself I Am Contain Well Am Very Contradict Then Large Multitudes

I no doubt deserved my enemies, but I don't believe I deserved my friends. Walt Whitman

Funny Enemies Doubt Believe No Doubt Friends Deserved

I have learned that to be with those I like is enough. Walt Whitman

Enough Those Like Learned

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

Soul Before Composed Stand Your Cool Million Universes

Simplicity is the glory of expression. Walt Whitman

Simplicity Glory Expression

The art of art, the glory of expression and the sunshine of the light of letters, is simplicity. Walt Whitman

Art Sunshine Simplicity Light Glory Expression Letters

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

Day Me Every Miracle Perfect Day And Night Hour Night

I believe a leaf of grass is no less than the journey-work of the stars. Walt Whitman

Nature Grass Believe Stars Leaf Than Less

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

Best People Genius States Churches Colleges Inventors Most Executives Always Nor Ambassador Authors Common Common People Newspapers Even United United States

The future is no more uncertain than the present. Walt Whitman

Future Uncertain More Than Present

When I give I give myself. Walt Whitman

Myself Give

Every moment of light and dark is a miracle. Walt Whitman

Dark Light Every Miracle Moment

Whatever satisfies the soul is truth. Walt Whitman

Truth Soul Whatever Satisfies

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

Great You Learning Those Admired Only Tender Learned Passage Were Stood Against Aside Themselves Who Lessons Disputed

I see great things in baseball. It's our game - the American game. Walt Whitman

Great Game Great Things Our I See See American Baseball Things

Nothing endures but personal qualities. Walt Whitman

Brainy Nothing Qualities Personal Endures

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

Me You Speak Meet Passing Should Stranger Why Desire

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