Quote by Walt Whitman

Re-examine all you have been told at school or church or in any book, dismiss whatever insults your own soul; and your very flesh shall be a great poem, and have the richest fluency, not only in its words, but in the silent lines of its lips and face, and between the lashes of your eyes, and in every motion and joint of your body.

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Summary

This quote by Walt Whitman highlights the importance of critical thinking and self-reflection. Whitman urges individuals to question the knowledge and beliefs they have acquired from various sources. By rejecting ideas that offend one's own soul, he suggests that it allows for the emergence of authenticity and self-expression. According to Whitman, this self-exploration results in a beautiful and profound existence, where every aspect of an individual's being becomes a work of art, filled not only with eloquent words but also with the unspoken expressiveness of their body.

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By Walt Whitman

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