Quote by Walt Whitman
A morning-glory at my window satisfies me more than the metaphysic

A morning-glory at my window satisfies me more than the metaphysics of books. – Walt Whitman

Other quotes by Walt Whitman

In the broad earth of ours,
Amid the measureless grossness and the slag,
Enclosed and safe within its central heart,
Nestles the seed perfection. – Walt Whitman

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Earth
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O lands! O all so dear to me — what you are, I become part of that, whatever it is. – Walt Whitman

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Other Quotes from
Flowers
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I perhaps owe having become a painter to flowers. – Claude Monet

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Flowers

I like to think a flower opens itself to outgrow its plantedness. That it yearns to be carried away. – Author Unknown

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The flower is the poetry of reproduction. It is an example of the eternal seductiveness of life. – Jean Giraudoux

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Flowers… are a proud assertion that a ray of beauty outvalues all the utilities of the world. – Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1844

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As machines become more and more efficient and perfect, so it will become clear that imperfection is the greatness of man. – Ernst Fischer

Everyone is different, but Im not standoffish at all. Im not one of those people who prefer to write a note. Ill walk right up to you and ask you out! Even if the answers no, Im totally cool with it. – Corbin Bleu

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If a country doesnt recognize minority rights and human rights, including womens rights, you will not have the kind of stability and prosperity that is possible. – Hillary Clinton

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Happiness and moral duty are inseparably connected. – George Washington

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