Quotes from book
Fulles d'herba

Leaves of Grass is a poetry collection by the American poet Walt Whitman . Although the first edition was published in 1855, Whitman spent most of his professional life writing and re-writing Leaves of Grass, revising it multiple times until his death. This resulted in vastly different editions over four decades—the first, a small book of twelve poems and the last, a compilation of over 400.


Walt Whitman photo
Walt Whitman photo

“Do anything, but let it produce joy.”

Source: Leaves of Grass

Walt Whitman photo
Walt Whitman photo
Walt Whitman photo

“The untold want, by life and land ne'er granted,
Now, Voyager, sail thou forth, to seek and find.”

Variant: Now, Voyager, sail thou forth, to seek and find.
Source: Leaves of Grass

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“I am large, I contain multitudes.”

Leaves of Grass
Variant: I contradict myself. I am large. I contain multitudes.

Walt Whitman photo
Walt Whitman photo

“Your very flesh shall be a great poem…”

Variant: And your very flesh shall be a great poem.
Source: Leaves of Grass

Walt Whitman photo

“I am satisfied… I see, dance, laugh, sing.”

Source: Leaves of Grass

Walt Whitman photo
Walt Whitman photo
Walt Whitman photo
Walt Whitman photo

“And as to me, I know nothing else but miracles”

Source: Leaves of Grass

Walt Whitman photo

“Peace is always beautiful.”

The Sleepers, 7
Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919)
Source: Leaves of Grass

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“Stand up for the Crazy and Stupid”

Source: Leaves of Grass

Walt Whitman photo
Walt Whitman photo

“A blade of grass is the journeywork of the stars”

Variant: I believe a leaf of grass is no less than the journey-work of the stars.
Source: Leaves of Grass

Walt Whitman photo
Walt Whitman photo
Walt Whitman photo

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