Our latest collection of Walt Whitman quotes on Everyday Power Blog.
Walt Whitman was an American poet and journalist who’s considered one of America’s most influential and innovative poets.
His major, Leaves of Grass, which was first published in 1855 with his own money, is a landmark in the history of American literature. Fellow poet Ralph Waldo Emerson described it as “the most extraordinary piece of wit and wisdom to come from an American pen.”
Born on May 31, 1819, in West Hills, New York, Whitman worked as an office boy, journalist, educator and government clerk besides publishing his poetry. In addition, Whitman was a volunteer nurse during the civil war.
Whitman continued expanding and revising Leaves of Grass until his passing on March 26, 1892. Though his work was considered controversial in its time, Whitman is still regarded as one of the greatest American poets.
Here are some beautiful quotes from the father of free verse that will inspire and motivate you.
Walt Whitman quotes on love and life
1.) “I have learned that to be with those I like is enough.” – Walt Whitman
2.) “Re-examine all that you have been told… dismiss that which insults your soul.” – Walt Whitman
3.) “Simplicity is the glory of expression.” – Walt Whitman
4.) “Happiness, not in another place but this place…not for another hour, but this hour.” ― Walt Whitman
5.) “Peace is always beautiful.” – Walt Whitman
6.) “Pointing to another world will never stop vice among us; shedding light over this world can alone help us.” – Walt Whitman
7.) “I am satisfied… I see, dance, laugh, sing.” – Walt Whitman
8.) ”The future is no more uncertain than the present.” – Walt Whitman
9.) “Every hour of every day is an unspeakably perfect miracle.” – Walt Whitman
10.) “All beauty comes from beautiful blood and a beautiful brain.” – Walt Whitman
Walt Whitman quotes to inspire and motivate
11.) “I am as bad as the worst, but, thank God, I am as good as the best.” – Walt Whitman
12.) “Let your soul stand cool and composed before a million universes.” – Walt Whitman
13.) “Whatever satisfies the soul is truth.” ― Walt Whitman
14.) “To me, every hour of the day and night is an unspeakably perfect miracle.” – Walt Whitman
15.) “I exist as I am, that is enough.” – Walt Whitman
16.) “In the faces of men and women, I see God.” – Walt Whitman
17.) “Either define the moment or the moment will define you.” – Walt Whitman
18.) “Give me the splendid, silent sun with all his beams full-dazzling.” – Walt Whitman
19.) “Only themselves understand themselves and the like of themselves, As souls only understand souls.” – Walt Whitman
20.) “Whoever is not in his coffin and the dark grave, let him know he has enough.” ― Walt Whitman
Walt Whitman quotes to inspire you to live your best life
21.) “Keep your face always toward the sunshine – and shadows will fall behind you.” ― Walt Whitman
22.) “Be curious, not judgmental.” – Walt Whitman
23.) “I swear to you, there are divine things more beautiful than words can tell.” – Walt Whitman
24.) “Do anything, but let it produce joy.” – Walt Whitman
25.) “If you done it, it ain’t bragging.” ― Walt Whitman
26.) ”If anything is sacred the human body is sacred.” – Walt Whitman
27.) “Nothing can happen more beautiful than death. ” ― Walt Whitman
28.) “The strongest and sweetest songs yet remain to be sung.” ― Walt Whitman
29.) “When one reaches out to help another he touches the face of God.” – Walt Whitman
30.) “I refuse putting from me the best that I am.” ― Walt Whitman
Thought-provoking Walt Whitman quotes that’ll expand your mind
31.) ”I no doubt deserved my enemies, but I don’t believe I deserved my friends.” ― Walt Whitman
32.) ”Have you heard that it was good to gain the day? I also say it is good to fall, battles are lost in the same spirit in which they are won.”― Walt Whitman
33.) “I discover myself on the verge of a usual mistake.” – Walt Whitman
34.) ”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
35.) “There is no God any more divine than Yourself.” – Walt Whitman
36.) ”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
37.) “The road to wisdom is paved with excess. The mark of a true writer is their ability to mystify the familiar and familiarize the strange.” – Walt Whitman
38.) “To have great poets, there must be great audiences.” ― Walt Whitman
39.) “I think I will do nothing for a long time but listen,
And accrue what I hear into myself…and let sound contribute toward me.” ― Walt Whitman
40.) “The truth is simple. If it was complicated, everyone would understand it.” – Walt Whitman
Other inspirational Walt Whitman quotes
41.) “Henceforth I ask not good fortune. I myself am good fortune.” – Walt Whitman
42.) “Judging from the main portions of the history of the world, so far, justice is always in jeopardy.” ― Walt Whitman
43.) “It makes such difference where you read” ― Walt Whitman
44.) “We were together. I forget the rest.” ― Walt Whitman
45.) “I bequeath myself to the dirt to grow from the grass I love,
If you want me again look for me under your bootsoles.” ― Walt Whitman
46.) “A blade of grass is the journeywork of the stars” ― Walt Whitman
47.) “In the confusion we stay with each other, happy to be together, speaking without uttering a single word.” –
Walt Whitman
48.) “The sum of all known value and respect, I add up in you, whoever you are.” –Walt Whitman
49.) “I hear and behold God in every object, yet understand God not in the least.” – Walt Whitman
50.) “To the real artist in humanity, what are called bad manners are often the most picturesque and significant of all. ” ― Walt Whitman
Which of these Walt Whitman quotes was your favorite?
Although his work received little attention at first and was deemed controversial in its time, Whitman is regarded as one of America’s most groundbreaking poets.
He was considered a symbol of American democracy and influenced many other scholars. To date, he continues to hold the attention of very different generations. Hopefully, these quotes have inspired you to think outside the box and to be the best version of you.
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