Walt Whitman quotes, with sources

American poet, essayist, and journalist, author of Leaves of Grass. Here are 4 short quotes by Walt Whitman (1819–1892), each with the work it comes from, drawn from 3 sources.

Do I contradict myself? Very well then I contradict myself, (I am large, I contain multitudes.)

Song of Myself, in Leaves of Grass (1892)

In the faces of men and women I see God.

Leaves of Grass, Song of Myself, 1855

To me every hour of the light and dark is a miracle.

Leaves of Grass, Miracles, 1856

I sound my barbaric yawp over the roofs of the world.

Leaves of Grass, Song of Myself, 1855

Sources

Leaves of Grass, Miracles, 1856
Leaves of Grass, Song of Myself, 1855
Song of Myself, in Leaves of Grass (1892)

Themes

Spiritual Wisdom Connection Joy Courage Creativity

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