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Quote by Walt Whitman
Viewed freely, the English language is the accretion and growth of

Viewed freely, the English language is the accretion and growth of every dialect, race, and range of time, and is both the free and compacted composition of all. – Walt Whitman

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I say to mankind, Be not curious about God. For I, who am curious about each, am not curious about God – I hear and behold God in every object, yet understand God not in the least. – Walt Whitman

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Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time ones never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them. – Aldous Huxley

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Young poets bewail the passing of love old poets, the passing of time. There is surprisingly little difference. – Mason Cooley

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