Henceforth I ask not good fortune. I myself am good fortune. Walt Whitman on good
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 on great
I see great things in baseball. It's our game - the American game. Walt Whitman on great
And your very flesh shall be a great poem. Walt Whitman on great
A great city is that which has the greatest men and women. Walt Whitman on great
To have great poets, there must be great audiences. Walt Whitman on great
The great city is that which has the greatest man or woman: if it be a few ragged huts, it is still the greatest city in the whole world. Walt Whitman on great
Produce great men, the rest follows. Walt Whitman on great
Judging from the main portions of the history of the world, so far, justice is always in jeopardy. Walt Whitman on history
We convince by our presence. Walt Whitman on inspirational
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 on learning
A great city is that which has the greatest men and women. Walt Whitman on men
Produce great men, the rest follows. Walt Whitman on men
I believe a leaf of grass is no less than the journey-work of the stars. Walt Whitman on nature
A morning-glory at my window satisfies me more than the metaphysics of books. Walt Whitman on nature
Give me odorous at sunrise a garden of beautiful flowers where I can walk undisturbed. Walt Whitman on nature
After you have exhausted what there is in business, politics, conviviality, and so on - have found that none of these finally satisfy, or permanently wear - what remains? Nature remains. Walt Whitman on nature
To have great poets, there must be great audiences. Walt Whitman on poetry
After you have exhausted what there is in business, politics, conviviality, and so on - have found that none of these finally satisfy, or permanently wear - what remains? Nature remains. Walt Whitman on politics
There is that indescribable freshness and unconsciousness about an illiterate person that humbles and mocks the power of the noblest expressive genius. Walt Whitman on power