"The words of my book nothing, the..." - Quote by Walt Whitman
The words of my book nothing, the drift of it everything.
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“I think I could turn and live with animals, they are so placid and self-contain'd, I stand and look at them long and long.”
“Did you, too, O friend, suppose democracy was only for elections, for politics, and for a party name? I say democracy is only of use there that it may pass on and come to its flower and fruit in manners, in the highest forms of interaction between people, and their beliefs - in religion, literature, colleges and schools- democracy in all public and private life.”
“The art of art, the glory of expression, is simplicity. Nothing is better than simplicity, and the sunlight of letters is simplicity. Nothing is better than simplicity-nothing can make up for excess, or for the lack of definiteness.”
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“When you're doing the work you're meant to do, it feels right and every day is a bonus, regardless of what you're getting paid.”
“I am sure," cried Catherine, "I did not mean to say anything wrong; but it is a nice book, and why should not I call it so?" "Very true," said Henry, "and this is a very nice day, and we are taking a very nice walk, and you are two very nice young ladies. Oh! It is a very nice word indeed! It does for everything. Originally perhaps it was applied only to express neatness, propriety, delicacy, or refinement—people were nice in their dress, in their sentiments, or their choice. But now every commendation on every subject is comprised in that one word.”
“Oh, the worst of all tragedies is not to die young, but to live until I am seventy five and yet not ever truly to have lived.”
