I hear and behold God in every object, yet understand God not in the least. Walt Whitman More Quotes by Walt Whitman More Quotes From Walt Whitman When I undertake to tell the best, I find I cannot. My tongue is ineffectual on its pivots, My breath will not be obedient to its organs, I become a dumb man. Walt Whitman tongue dumb men I discover myself on the verge of a usual mistake. Walt Whitman leaves-of-grass usual mistake O to speed where there is space enough and air enough at last! Walt Whitman lasts space air The sum of all known value and respect, I add up in you, whoever you are. Walt Whitman values-and-respect known add storming, enjoying, planning, loving, cautioning, Backing and filling, appearing and disappearing, I tread day and night such roads. Walt Whitman disappear planning night I love doctors and hate their medicine. Walt Whitman doctors medicine hate Have you reckon’d a thousand acres much? have you reckon’d the earth much? Have you practis’d so long to learn to read? Have you felt so proud to get at the meaning of poems? Walt Whitman acres earth long O Captain my Captain! our fearful trip is done, / The ship has weathered every rack, the prize we sought is won Walt Whitman leaves-of-grass sailing done A simple separate person is not contained between his hat and his boots. Walt Whitman simple identity people Oh while I live, to be the ruler of life, not a slave, to meet life as a powerful conqueror, and nothing exterior to me will ever take command of me. Walt Whitman slave powerful life Speech is the twin of my vision, it is unequal to measure itself, it provokes me forever, it says sarcastically, Walt you contain enough, why don't you let it out then? Walt Whitman leaves-of-grass vision forever My little notebooks were beginnings - they were the ground into which I dropped the seed... I would work in this way when I was out in the crowds, then put the stuff together at home. Walt Whitman notebook home writing I say you shall yet find the friend you were looking for. Walt Whitman O the joy of my spirit - it is uncaged - it darts like lightning! Walt Whitman lightning spirit joy Me imperturbe, standing at ease in nature. Walt Whitman standing nature ease Why should I wish to see God better than this day? I see something of God each hour of the twenty-four, and each moment then, In the faces of men and women I see God, and in my own face in the glass; I find letters from God dropped in the street, and every one is signed by God's name, And I leave them where they are, for I know that others will punctually come forever and ever. Walt Whitman glasses names men At times it has been doubtful to me if Emerson really knows or feels what Poetry is at its highest, as in the Bible, for instance, or Homer or Shakspeare. I see he covertly or plainly likes best superb verbal polish, or something old or odd Walt Whitman odd likes poetry Over all the sky - the sky! Far, far out of reach, studded with eternal stars. Walt Whitman eternal stars sky I henceforth tread the world, chaste, temperate, an early riser, a steady grower. Walt Whitman chaste steady world The press of my foot to the earth springs a hundred affections. Walt Whitman earth feet spring
