Today we bring you a selection of quotes from Walt Whitman (1819-1892).
This American poet, essayist, journalist and humanist was a great symbol of philosophical realism. He is considered one of the most influential authors of contemporary literature.
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31. O Captain! My Captain!
Oh Captain, my Captain!
32. But poetry, beauty, romance, love… these are what we stay alive for.
But poetry, beauty, romance, love… They are what keep us alive.
33. I am large, I contain multitudes.
I am big, I contain multitudes.
34. Give me odorous at sunrise a garden of beautiful flowers where I can walk undisturbed.
Give me at dawn a fragrant garden of beautiful flowers where I can walk without being disturbed.
35. They do not sweat and whine about their condition, They do not lie awake in the dark and weep for their sins.
(Animals) They do not sweat or complain about their condition, they do not stay awake in the dark and cry for their sins.
36. And as to me, I know nothing else but miracles.
And as for me, I know nothing but miracles.
37. Nothing can happen more beautiful than death.
Nothing can happen more beautiful than death.
38. To die is different from what anyone supposed, and luckier.
Dying is different than anyone supposed, and luckier.
39. The whole theory of the universe is directed unerringly to one single individual.
The entire theory of the universe is directed infallibly to a single individual.
40. Viewed freely, the English language is the accretion and growth of every dialect, race, and range of time, and is both the free and compacted composition of all.
Loosely viewed, the English language is the accumulation and growth of all dialects, races and time ranges, and is the free and compact composition of all.
41. I am satisfied… I see, dance, laugh, sing.
I am satisfied… I see, I dance, I laugh and I sing.
42. I too am not a bit tamed, I too am untranslatable, I sound my barbaric yawp over the roofs of the world.
I am not a little domesticated either, I am also untranslatable, I launch my barbaric howl over the roofs of the world.
43. Women sit or move to and fro, some old, some young,/ The young are beautiful — but the old are more beautiful than the young.
The women sit or move from side to side, some old, some young, / The young are beautiful, but the old are more beautiful than the young.
44. In all people I see myself, none more and not one a barleycorn less, and the good or bad I say of myself I say of them.
I see myself in all people, no one more, no barley grain less, and the good or bad I say about myself I say about them.
45. I am larger, better than I thought; I didn’t 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 blessed, and he shall bless me.
I’m bigger, better than I thought; I didn’t know he had so much goodness. Everything seems beautiful to me. He who denies me, he will not trouble me; Whoever accepts me, he will be blessed and will bless me.
46. ​​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?
Stranger, if you find me as you pass by and want to talk to me, why don’t you talk to me? And why shouldn’t I talk to you?
47. Re-examine all you have been told in school or church or in any book, and dismiss whatever insults your own soul; and your very flesh shall be a great poem.
Reexamine everything you have been told in school or church or in any book, and discard everything that insults your own soul; and your very flesh will be a great poem.
48. Dazzling and tremendous how quick the sunrise would kill me, if I could not now and always send sunrise out of me.
Dazzling and tremendous how quickly the dawn would kill me, if I could not now and always send the dawn away from me.
49. Sometimes with one I love I fill myself with rage for fear I effuse unreturn’d love,/ But now I think there is no unreturn’d love, the pay is certain one way or another
Sometimes, with someone I love, I become filled with rage out of fear, I pour out unrequited love, / but now I believe that there is no unrequited love, the reward is certain one way or another.
50. You shall not look through my eyes either, nor take things from me, You shall listen to all sides and filter them from yourself.
You will also not look through my eyes, nor take things from me, you will listen to all sides and filter them from yourself.
51. Clear and sweet is my soul, clear and sweet is all that is not my soul.
Clear and sweet is my soul, clear and sweet is everything that is not my soul.
52. I will sleep no more but arise, You oceans that have been calm within me! how I feel you, fathomless, stirring, preparing unprecedented waves and storms.
I will sleep no more but rise, Oceans that have been calm within me! How I feel you, unfathomable, stirring, preparing unprecedented waves and storms.
53. There was never any more inception than there is now,/ Nor any more youth or age than there is now;/ And will never be any more perfection than there is now,/ Nor any more heaven or hell than there is now. / The powerful play goes on and you may contribute to seeing yourself.
There never were more beginnings than there are now, nor more youth or age than there are now; and there will never be more perfection than there is now, nor more heaven or hell than there is now. The power play continues and you can contribute a verse.
54. Agonies are one of my changes of garments.
The agonies are one of my changes of clothing.
55. Loafe with me on the grass—loose the stop from your throat; Not words, not music or rhyme I want—not custom or lecture, not even the best; Only the lull I like, the hum of your valved voice.
Loaf with me on the grass, loosen the brake on your throat; I do not want words, nor music nor rhymes, nor customs nor sermons, not even the best ones; Just the calm that I like, the hum of your valved voice.
56. Only themselves understand themselves and the like of themselves, As souls only understand souls.
Only they understand themselves and those similar to them, As souls only understand souls.
57. I bequeath myself to the dirt to grow from the grass I love, If you want me again look for me under your bootsoles.
I am bequeathed to the earth to grow from the grass that I love, if you want me again look for me under the soles of your boots.
58. Give me the splendid, silent sun with all its beams full-dazzling.
Give me the splendid and silent sun with all its rays full of dazzling.
59. The sum of all known value and respect, I add up in you, whoever you are.
The sum of all known value and respect, I add to you, whoever you are.
60. To me the sea is a continuous miracle; The fishes that swim–the rocks—the motion of the waves–the ships, with men in them, What stranger miracles are there?
For me the sea is a continuous miracle; The swimming fish, the rocks, the movement of the waves, the ships, with men in them, What strange miracles are there?
61. Happiness, not in another place but this place… not for another hour, but this hour.
Happiness, not in another place but in this place… not for another hour, but for this hour.
62. After you have exhausted what there is in business, politics, conviviality, and so on — have you found that none of these finally satisfy, or permanently wear — what remains? Nature remains.
Having exhausted what there is in business, politics, coexistence, etc., and having found that none of these are ultimately satisfying or permanently draining, what is left? Nature remains.
63. Now I see the secret of making the best person: it is to grow in the open air and to eat and sleep with the earth.
Now I see the secret to making the best person: it is to grow outdoors and eat and sleep with the earth.
64. A morning-glory at my window satisfies me more than the metaphysics of books.
A morning glory at my window satisfies me more than the metaphysics of books.
65. Love the earth and sun and animals. Despise riches, give souls to everyone who asks.
Loves the earth and the sun and the animals. Despise riches, give alms to everyone who asks you for it.
66. There are the days that must happen to you.
There are days that must pass you by.
67. I was imperturbable, standing at ease in Nature, Master of all or Mistress of all…
I, imperturbable, resting at ease in Nature, Master of all or Lady of all…
68. Oh, to be alive in such an age, when miracles are everywhere, and every inch of common air throbs a tremendous prophecy, of greater marvels yet to be.
Oh, to be alive in a time like this, when miracles are everywhere, and every inch of common air pulses with a tremendous prophecy, of greater wonders yet to come.
69. To me, every hour of the light and dark is a miracle.
For me, every hour of light and darkness is a miracle.
70. Sure as Life holds all parts together, Death holds all parts together.
Sure as Life holds all the parts together, Death holds all the parts together.
