“Produce great men, the rest follows.”
Quote by Walt Whitman
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Walt Whitman
American poet, considered one of the pioneers of American poetry. His work, 'Leaves of Grass,' has had a profound impact on American poetry. more
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“All faults may be forgiven of him who has perfect candor.”
Source: Prose Works 1892, Volume II: Collect and Other Prose
Source: The Portable Walt Whitman
“And whoever walks a furlong without sympathy walks to his own funeral drest in his shroud.”
Source: The Americanness of Walt Whitman
“The whole theory of the universe is directed unerringly to one single individual.”
Source: Leaves of Grass: A Textual Variorum of the Printed Poems, 1855-1856
“I find no sweeter fat than sticks to my own bones.”
Source: Leaves of Grass: A Textual Variorum of the Printed Poems, 1855-1856
“The great proof of madness is the disproportion of one's designs to one's means.”
“The United States themselves are essentially the greatest poem.”
“The real war will never get in the books.”
Source: Prose Works 1892: Speciman Days
Source: Leaves of Grass: A Textual Variorum of the Printed Poems, 1855-1856