The 80 best phrases and verses of Walt Whitman

Walt Whitman is acclaimed for being one of the most relevant and admired characters in the English language in the 19th century., both for his journalism and for his essays on philosophical realism on various topics. But perhaps what he was most recognized for were his poems, which were so influential and novel that they later gave him the title of father of free verse.

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Best Walt Whitman Quotes and Verses

Next we bring a compilation with the best phrases and verses of this great character of the English literature and poetry, who also served as a war nurse and was recognized as a character humanitarian.

1. Battles are lost in the same spirit in which they are won.

All battles can have different results.

2. You will learn to listen in all directions and you will let the essence of the Universe filter through your being.

Sometimes it is necessary to stop and listen to our instincts before acting.

3. I whisper with my lips close to your ear.

Those whispers of love and passion that make our skin crawl.

4. Barefoot and joyful I take the open road, healthy and free, the world before me.

Open yourself to the world no matter what others say.

5. Now I know the secret of making the best person: growing up in the open air and eating and sleeping with the earth.

The best people are those who respect the environment around them.

6. We convince by our presence.

It is for this reason that we must always take care of our presence.

7. I swear to you, there are more beautiful divine things than words can say.

Words have the power to beautify someone's world.

8. When I meet someone I don't care if they are white, black, Jewish or Muslim. It is enough for me to know that he is a human being.

No person can be judged on the origin of it.

9. Resists a lot, obeys little.

The philosophy of life of the poet.

10. I believe that a blade of grass, is not less than the working day of the stars.

All things have their due importance, regardless of whether they are large or small.

11. Keep your face always towards the sunlight, and the shadows will fall behind you.

A metaphor that tells us that we must maintain a cheerful spirit at all times.

12. Look as far as you can, there is unlimited space there, count as many hours as you can, there is unlimited time before and after.

It is never too late to do what we want, as long as there is motivation to do it.

13. I like to feel strong and healthy under the full moon and get up singing happily to greet the sun.

Being connected with nature from time to time fills us with energy.

14. I accept the time absolutely.

Time only becomes our enemy if we choose to do so.

15. Rest with me in the grass, let go of the top of your throat; What I want is not words, or music or rhyme, or customs or lectures, not even the best; Only the calm that I like, the hum of your valuable voice.

Finding someone to give you peace is a great reward.

16. In my opinion, the best government is the one that leaves the people alone.

Perhaps this should be the best government ever.

17. The infinite unknown heroes are worth as much as the greatest heroes in history.

A great phrase that should make us reflect on the different jobs of the people around us.

18. We were together. I forgot the rest.

The world is erased when you are with the person you love.

19. Do not let the day end without having grown a little, without having been happy, without having increased your dreams.

Each day should bring us a valuable lesson.

20. I discover that in me, the gneiss and charcoal, the moss with long filaments, fruits, grains and roots were incorporated.

Another phrase that shows us the poet's love for nature.

21. My marches sound not only for the victorious, but for the defeated and the dead as well.

Not only public heroes must be honored, but also the fallen.

22. Every moment of light and dark is a miracle.

You have to accept both the good and the bad in life.

23. All truth awaits in all things.

You just have to look for it and know how to listen.

24. The future is no more uncertain than the present.

So stop worrying about this one and keep living in the now.

25. He who walks a minute without love, walks shrouded towards his own funeral.

Love fills us with vitality.

26. That there were reasons for what I have left far away and that I can make him come back, and to me, whenever he wants.

He brings up the things of the past just to take a lesson from them.

27. I celebrate and sing to myself. And what I say about myself now, I say about you, because what I have is yours, and every atom of my body is yours as well.

The importance of loving, respecting and celebrating ourselves.

28. I am as bad as the worst, but thank God I am as good as the best.

We all have the ability to be good or bad, it all depends on our choices.

29. You must travel alone.

To be in connection with us it is necessary to have a bit of solitude.

30. The art of art, the glory of expression and the sunlight of letters is simplicity.

Whitman believed that the best things were the simple ones.

31. If I arrive at my destination right now, I will gladly accept it, and if I do not arrive until ten million years have passed, I will happily wait as well.

Everything has its time.

32. It is vain to accelerate shame.

You have to experience emotions when they arise.

33. I have nothing to do with this system, not even what is necessary to oppose it.

Apparently, the poet had an anti-establishment sense.

34. The secret of everything is to write in the moment, the heartbeat, the flood of the moment, leaving things without deliberation, without worrying about your style, without waiting for a suitable moment or place.

Your recipe for writing.

35. Is not far. It is within reach.

Easy things never bring good results.

36. The smallest leaf of grass teaches us that death does not exist; that if it ever existed, it was only to produce life.

Death is part of the cycle of life. Whenever there is death, there is life.

37. Take the roses while you can, fast time flies. The same flower you admire today, tomorrow it will be dead…

A phrase that encourages us to take advantage of time since life is short.

38. And you, my soul, wherever you are.

Love knows no distances.

39. Oh me, my life! All these questions assail me.

There are always questions that overwhelm us.

40. I took the first piece of paper, the first door, the first desk, and I wrote, I wrote, I wrote... By writing in the instant, the heartbeat of life is caught.

For Whitman, the best way to write is spontaneous.

41. I accept reality and I don't dare to question it.

For the poet, things happened for a reason.

42. Be curious not judgmental.

An excellent recommendation.

43. Neither I nor anyone else can walk that path for you.

Only you can build your course.

44. That I contradict myself? Well yes, I contradict myself. And that? (I am immense, I contain multitudes).

What's wrong with changing your mind?

45. Of myself, which I always reproach myself, then, who is more foolish than I, nor more disloyal?

Sometimes we can be our own enemies.

46. If something is sacred, the human body is sacred.

That is why it must be respected and cared for.

47. I exist as I am, that's enough.

It is not about being satisfied, but about being comfortable with who we are.

48. Maybe you've been there since you were born and you didn't know it.

At some point we will find our place in the world.

49. Only they themselves understand themselves and the like, as souls only understand souls.

We only understand ourselves.

50. Of the eyes that in vain yearn for the light, of the objects. Despicable, of the ever-renewed struggle.

A subtle criticism of a taste for superficial things.

51. The dirtiest book of all is the expunged book.

For Whitman, books must be real with their flaws included.

52. What satisfies the soul is true.

Nobody appreciates lies.

53. I think I won't do anything for a long time other than listen and accumulate what I hear in myself… and let the sound contribute to me.

When we cannot find some resolution, it is better to stay still and listen.

54. The mark of a true writer is his ability to mystify the familiar and familiarize the strange.

The power of writers.

55. The question, oh my self, the sad question that Returns: "What's good in all this?"

There are situations in which we are not able to see the good.

56. The path to wisdom is paved with excess.

Wisdom is achieved after living through various experiences.

57. I cannot be awake, because nothing seems to me as it did before, or else I am awake for the first time, and all of the above has been a cruel dream.

There are times when it is not pleasant to see reality, because we do not want to accept it.

58. Give me the splendid and silent sun with all its dazzling rays.

You have to accept things as they are shown.

59. Do not despair if you do not find me soon. If I'm not in a place, look for me in another. Somewhere I will be waiting for you.

A show of hope before a reunion.

60. That you are here, that life and identity exist, that the powerful drama continues and that perhaps. You contribute to it with your rhyme.

Your contribution is very valuable.

61. The great poets have no biography, they have destiny.

His vision on being a poet.

62. I am going on a perpetual journey.

Get ready for the trip of your dreams.

63. From this hour, freedom! Going where I like, my own teacher.

Everyone should pursue his own freedom.

64. Everything goes forward and out, nothing collapses, and dying is different than anyone expected, and more fortunate.

For some, death is expected.

65. A glorious morning at my window satisfies me more than the metaphysics of books.

There are learnings that books do not fully grant.

66. If you love me again, look for me under the soles of your boots.

There are loves that wear us out.

67. I have learned that being with what I like is enough.

We must always surround ourselves with what we love and who we love.

68. My tongue, every molecule of my blood formed by this earth and this air. Born here to parents whose parents were born here and whose parents were also born here.

It is beautiful to be proud of our roots.

69. In the confusion we stayed with the others, happy to be together, speaking without uttering a single word.

When we are sad, it is good to surround ourselves with the people who love us.

70. Peace is always beautiful.

Is there anything better than living in harmony with everyone?

71. I exist as I am, that's enough, if no one else in the world notices it, I feel happy, and if each and everyone realizes it, I feel happy.

We never have to apologize for who we are.

72. Let the creeds and the schools be silent, let them go back a moment, aware of what they are and without ever forgetting it.

Schools and religions are not there to impose a doctrine, but to guide us.

73. And the invisible is tested by the visible, until the visible becomes invisible and is tested in turn.

To see is to believe?

74. Whoever you are, now I put my hand on you so you can be my poem.

Anyone can be an artist's muse.

75. How strange, if you come to meet me and want to talk to me, why don't you talk to me? And why shouldn't I talk to you?

If you are looking for a person for advice, speak up and listen.

76. I offer myself to good and evil, I allow myself to speak until I am in danger. Unbridled nature, original energy.

Don't let anyone shut you up.

77. If you want to know where your heart is, watch where your mind goes when you wander.

Do you know where your heart goes?

78. To have great poets, there must be large audiences.

Poets have the ability to move thousands of people.

79. Happiness, not in another place but in this place. Not in another hour but in this hour.

Happiness is in the present.

80. Have you learned the lessons only from those who admired you, were tender with you, and pushed you aside? Have you not learned great lessons from those who prepared against you and disputed passages with you?

Not only do you have to pay attention to the praise to improve, but also to the criticism.