![Produce great men, the rest follows.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-hvJJkY9581M/X0bNWhgCYEI/AAAAAAAAEPg/Tg3imBs5p-0OlXg-SwOWzPYoRX-tlp0PACEwYBhgLKtMDAL1Ocqx9zd5bddDOGU7u1DxY0vbL8eK9hia_oExdYtgxbkXTaE14B29nAj8UwJIdsUCg8i5OJM7U5gDboZmyDycdSjyrLPBL_kTXMwts4jZK2zxkmoHS9r0Q2hRseY63wRMGobmr_OR3V6jqLSFiPAqDbzS8zgV80YqH-5ZkrdC0BT4kplCIt627F0oLDnDG0-HkKhV9IwM_cXKnOz8BInaR41CirKt_ONcgDeJjAquX6vg4ByhUK2kS_FzoaiVEfPgnXG2MKVAOxfZBioolPl5yAyPuiTcltx_o_1jGnYItRgZoEOoSK9doLOThYM3aEjgM6k4X4MhWJvl68eVQM0rQ0Tg8XwOWSCtLajHyw3bXjZgRZRT5kv_X3XTFJfyqDcWf-oyqGk1aX45RLJFtfSiaahgCMOHFYAvgrQt5FKU9lSQfgsxUXwFi3fztziW3933sumR355KREqBU5noKOJypqnnt_jOcnlZIjRbzBbZuQKtxjMD3Q_GKUr7odJy0i-B-pwG0Y-KSj1Gn5beeC207f2Xa24MbyyvTRxXzhYyl1tsKKzkqU2KUCTYL7bd6bGF4s_MXfepgQ5lpaYHJsAxHsuilnkuG1NMslpXHDWt602gw2Kuf-gU/w750-h750-p/produce-great-men-the-rest-follows-quotes-by-walt-whitman-best-proverbs-and-sayings-about-great-men.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
Category: Walt Whitman
![Produce great men, the rest follows.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-hvJJkY9581M/X0bNWhgCYEI/AAAAAAAAEPg/Tg3imBs5p-0OlXg-SwOWzPYoRX-tlp0PACEwYBhgLKtMDAL1Ocqx9zd5bddDOGU7u1DxY0vbL8eK9hia_oExdYtgxbkXTaE14B29nAj8UwJIdsUCg8i5OJM7U5gDboZmyDycdSjyrLPBL_kTXMwts4jZK2zxkmoHS9r0Q2hRseY63wRMGobmr_OR3V6jqLSFiPAqDbzS8zgV80YqH-5ZkrdC0BT4kplCIt627F0oLDnDG0-HkKhV9IwM_cXKnOz8BInaR41CirKt_ONcgDeJjAquX6vg4ByhUK2kS_FzoaiVEfPgnXG2MKVAOxfZBioolPl5yAyPuiTcltx_o_1jGnYItRgZoEOoSK9doLOThYM3aEjgM6k4X4MhWJvl68eVQM0rQ0Tg8XwOWSCtLajHyw3bXjZgRZRT5kv_X3XTFJfyqDcWf-oyqGk1aX45RLJFtfSiaahgCMOHFYAvgrQt5FKU9lSQfgsxUXwFi3fztziW3933sumR355KREqBU5noKOJypqnnt_jOcnlZIjRbzBbZuQKtxjMD3Q_GKUr7odJy0i-B-pwG0Y-KSj1Gn5beeC207f2Xa24MbyyvTRxXzhYyl1tsKKzkqU2KUCTYL7bd6bGF4s_MXfepgQ5lpaYHJsAxHsuilnkuG1NMslpXHDWt602gw2Kuf-gU/w750-h750-p/produce-great-men-the-rest-follows-quotes-by-walt-whitman-best-proverbs-and-sayings-about-great-men.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
![Nothing endures but personal qualities.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-88pdIrTY01M/X0bMb4F5TKI/AAAAAAAAEPw/bhdvcbBJ8gYgBuMCJLEeWhq_vxajMnspwCEwYBhgLKtMDAL1Ocqx9zd5bddDOGU7u1DxY0vbL8eK9hia_oExdYtgxbkXTaE14B29nAj8UwJIdsUCg8i5OJM7U5gDboZmyDycdSjyrLPBL_kTXMwts4jZK2zxkmoHS9r0Q2hRseY63wRMGobmr_OR3V6jqLSFiPAqDbzS8zgV80YqH-5ZkrdC0BT4kplCIt627F0oLDnDG0-HkKhV9IwM_cXKnOz8BInaR41CirKt_ONcgDeJjAquX6vg4ByhUK2kS_FzoaiVEfPgnXG2MKVAOxfZBioolPl5yAyPuiTcltx_o_1jGnYItRgZoEOoSK9doLOThYM3aEjgM6k4X4MhWJvl68eVQM0rQ0Tg8XwOWSCtLajHyw3bXjZgRZRT5kv_X3XTFJfyqDcWf-oyqGk1aX45RLJFtfSiaahgCMOHFYAvgrQt5FKU9lSQfgsxUXwFi3fztziW3933sumR355KREqBU5noKOJypqnnt_jOcnlZIjRbzBbZuQKtxjMD3Q_GKUr7odJy0i-B-pwG0Y-KSj1Gn5beeC207f2Xa24MbyyvTRxXzhYyl1tsKKzkqU2KUCTYL7bd6bGF4s_MXfepgQ5lpaYHJsAxHsuilnkuG1NMslpXHDWt602gw2Kuf-gU/w750-h750-p/nothing-endures-but-personal-qualities-quotes-by-walt-whitman-best-proverbs-and-sayings-about-brainy.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
Nothing endures but personal qualities.
![And your very flesh shall be a great poem.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-cd1Ujlvhxis/X0Vwd1Jp6nI/AAAAAAAABOk/zvmsFtlzgEUG_oxNohMoiSYhLOQJqpAEQCEwYBhgLKtMDAL1Ocqx9zd5bddDOGU7u1DxY0vbL8eK9hia_oExdYtgxbkXTaE14B29nAj8UwJIdsUCg8i5OJM7U5gDboZmyDycdSjyrLPBL_kTXMwts4jZK2zxkmoHS9r0Q2hRseY63wRMGobmr_OR3V6jqLSFiPAqDbzS8zgV80YqH-5ZkrdC0BT4kplCIt627F0oLDnDG0-HkKhV9IwM_cXKnOz8BInaR41CirKt_ONcgDeJjAquX6vg4ByhUK2kS_FzoaiVEfPgnXG2MKVAOxfZBioolPl5yAyPuiTcltx_o_1jGnYItRgZoEOoSK9doLOThYM3aEjgM6k4X4MhWJvl68eVQM0rQ0Tg8XwOWSCtLajHyw3bXjZgRZRT5kv_X3XTFJfyqDcWf-oyqGk1aX45RLJFtfSiaahgCMOHFYAvgrQt5FKU9lSQfgsxUXwFi3fztziW3933sumR355KREqBU5noKOJypqnnt_jOcnlZIjRbzBbZuQKtxjMD3Q_GKUr7odJy0i-B-pwG0Y-KSj1Gn5beeC207f2Xa24MbyyvTRxXzhYyl1tsKKzkqU2KUCTYL7bd6bGF4s_MXfepgQ5lpaYHJsAxHsuilnkuG1NMslpXHDWt602gw1quf-gU/w750-h750-p/and-your-very-flesh-shall-be-a-great-poem-quotes-by-walt-whitman-best-proverbs-and-sayings-about-great.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
And your very flesh shall be a great poem.
![Whatever satisfies the soul is truth.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Pbd8oEZ4XSk/X1uQFi6IKjI/AAAAAAAALTo/mWWTDvn6aGM7d_HW83D1Vd5qfRES4iOEQCLcBGAsYHQ/h750/whatever-satisfies-the-soul-is-truth.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
Whatever satisfies the soul is truth.
![We convince by our presence.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Y2ngFnQ4DQw/X0bRWrYFP4I/AAAAAAAAFRA/B1XMT5rVUsEB_CMV_R2WV2Nj-yc9TuIygCEwYBhgLKtMDAL1Ocqx9zd5bddDOGU7u1DxY0vbL8eK9hia_oExdYtgxbkXTaE14B29nAj8UwJIdsUCg8i5OJM7U5gDboZmyDycdSjyrLPBL_kTXMwts4jZK2zxkmoHS9r0Q2hRseY63wRMGobmr_OR3V6jqLSFiPAqDbzS8zgV80YqH-5ZkrdC0BT4kplCIt627F0oLDnDG0-HkKhV9IwM_cXKnOz8BInaR41CirKt_ONcgDeJjAquX6vg4ByhUK2kS_FzoaiVEfPgnXG2MKVAOxfZBioolPl5yAyPuiTcltx_o_1jGnYItRgZoEOoSK9doLOThYM3aEjgM6k4X4MhWJvl68eVQM0rQ0Tg8XwOWSCtLajHyw3bXjZgRZRT5kv_X3XTFJfyqDcWf-oyqGk1aX45RLJFtfSiaahgCMOHFYAvgrQt5FKU9lSQfgsxUXwFi3fztziW3933sumR355KREqBU5noKOJypqnnt_jOcnlZIjRbzBbZuQKtxjMD3Q_GKUr7odJy0i-B-pwG0Y-KSj1Gn5beeC207f2Xa24MbyyvTRxXzhYyl1tsKKzkqU2KUCTYL7bd6bGF4s_MXfepgQ5lpaYHJsAxHsuilnkuG1NMslpXHDWt602gw2Kuf-gU/w750-h750-p/we-convince-by-our-presence-quotes-by-walt-whitman-best-proverbs-and-sayings-about-inspirational.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
We convince by our presence.
![Peace is always beautiful.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-4e_nRWvuujE/X1t556OaV9I/AAAAAAAAI6E/uIfQM6i5NhoVCgQG4n-aPd5GLvaJLelZQCLcBGAsYHQ/h750/peace-is-always-beautiful.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
Peace is always beautiful.
![Resist much, obey little.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-eJT6ETQtyaY/X1t61qN_rRI/AAAAAAAAJFg/pq2WBuujzbY6eGBxMenkToMCXFgMjkcEQCLcBGAsYHQ/h750/resist-much-obey-little.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
Resist much, obey little.
![I discover myself on the verge of a usual mistake.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-r4WXMAkdNlk/X1tqPJ3iqZI/AAAAAAAAHAg/a9ca7UyizVkIEWDPrhCE3OqijusycsS5wCLcBGAsYHQ/h750/i-discover-myself-on-the-verge-of-a-usual-mistake.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
I discover myself on the verge of a usual mistake.
![Whatever satisfies the soul is truth.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-tdVOqqL6cAU/X0bRqFH4UKI/AAAAAAAAFQM/NkrjmDaOqnEhJqL3eiUZlxvzTMqSvvOUACEwYBhgLKtMDAL1Ocqx9zd5bddDOGU7u1DxY0vbL8eK9hia_oExdYtgxbkXTaE14B29nAj8UwJIdsUCg8i5OJM7U5gDboZmyDycdSjyrLPBL_kTXMwts4jZK2zxkmoHS9r0Q2hRseY63wRMGobmr_OR3V6jqLSFiPAqDbzS8zgV80YqH-5ZkrdC0BT4kplCIt627F0oLDnDG0-HkKhV9IwM_cXKnOz8BInaR41CirKt_ONcgDeJjAquX6vg4ByhUK2kS_FzoaiVEfPgnXG2MKVAOxfZBioolPl5yAyPuiTcltx_o_1jGnYItRgZoEOoSK9doLOThYM3aEjgM6k4X4MhWJvl68eVQM0rQ0Tg8XwOWSCtLajHyw3bXjZgRZRT5kv_X3XTFJfyqDcWf-oyqGk1aX45RLJFtfSiaahgCMOHFYAvgrQt5FKU9lSQfgsxUXwFi3fztziW3933sumR355KREqBU5noKOJypqnnt_jOcnlZIjRbzBbZuQKtxjMD3Q_GKUr7odJy0i-B-pwG0Y-KSj1Gn5beeC207f2Xa24MbyyvTRxXzhYyl1tsKKzkqU2KUCTYL7bd6bGF4s_MXfepgQ5lpaYHJsAxHsuilnkuG1NMslpXHDWt602gw2Kuf-gU/w750-h750-p/whatever-satisfies-the-soul-is-truth-quotes-by-walt-whitman-best-proverbs-and-sayings-about-truth.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
Whatever satisfies the soul is truth.
![Re-examine all you have been told. Dismiss what insults your soul.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-wt86Z5VQrBM/X1t6ueYwWnI/AAAAAAAAJEE/0WkNjLM-W84WVn-kCR7h3Jg7Sp-mEgGvgCLcBGAsYHQ/h750/reexamine-all-you-have-been-told-dismiss-what-insults-your-soul.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
Re-examine all you have been told. Dismiss what insults your soul.
![Every moment of light and dark is a miracle.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-RNCSlCqavDQ/X1tmxU-OoXI/AAAAAAAAGUo/Px6BR3r0iUMz9FVS0UKXdOAZ_VpKd0oQwCLcBGAsYHQ/h750/every-moment-of-light-and-dark-is-a-miracle.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
Every moment of light and dark is a miracle.
![The dirtiest book of all is the expurgated book.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-W5Xi-t8F7d8/X1uJN5w0-SI/AAAAAAAAKOg/vcSTqL8BxnEVl-sLzE3tVBh7Zytzi0IdACLcBGAsYHQ/h750/the-dirtiest-book-of-all-is-the-expurgated-book.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)