“Resist much, obey little.”
Author detail
Walt Whitman was an American poet, essayist, journalist, and humanist. He was a part of the transition between Transcendentalism and realism, incorporating both views in his works. Whitman is among the most influential poets in the American canon, often called the father of free verse.[1] His work was very controversial in its time, particularly his poetry collection Leaves of Grass, which was described as obscene for its overt sexuality. ([Source][1].) [1]:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walt_Whitman
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“Resist much, obey little.”
“What is that you express in your eyes? It seems to me more than all the print I have read in my life.”
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“This is what you shall do; Love the earth and sun and the animals, despise riches, give alms to every one that asks, stand up for the stupid and crazy, devote your income and labor to others...”
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“Do I contradict myself? Very well, then, I contradict myself; I am large -- I contain multitudes.”
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“Keep your face always toward the sunshine - and shadows will fall behind you.”
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“Camerado, this is no book. Who touches this, touches a man.”
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“Nothing can happen more beautiful than death.”
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“There is that indescribable freshness and unconsciousness about an illiterate person that humbles and mocks the power of the noblest expressive genius.”
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“When lilacs last in the dooryard bloom'd, And the great star early droop'd in the western sky the night, I mourn'd - and yet shall mourn with ever-returning spring.”
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“Whoever is not in his coffin and the dark grave, let him know he has enough.”
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“In the faces of men and women I see God and in my own face in the glass, I find letters from God dropt in the street, and every one is signed by God's name, and I leave them where they are,...”
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“In the faces of men and women I see God.”
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“I believe a leaf of grass is no less than the journey-work of the stars.”
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“To have great poets there must be great audiences too.”
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“The art of art, the glory of expression and the sunshine of the light of letters is simplicity: nothing is better than simplicity.”
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“Out of every fruition of success, no matter what, comes forth something to make a new effort necessary.”
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“I am larger, better than I thought; I did not know I held so much goodness. All seems beautiful to me. Whoever denies me, it shall not trouble me; Whoever accepts me, he or she shall be bles...”
“I like the scientific spirit—the holding off, the being sure but not too sure, the willingness to surrender ideas when the evidence is against them: this is ultimately fine—it always keeps t...”
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“O Me! O life!... of the questions of these recurring; Of the endless trains of the faithless—of cities fill’d with the foolish; Of myself forever reproaching myself, (for who more foolish th...”
“WE two boys together clinging, One the other never leaving, Up and down the roads going, North and South excursions making, Power enjoying, elbows stretching, fingers clutching, Arm'd and fe...”
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