When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive — to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love.
Why, who makes much of a miracle? As to me, I know of nothing else but miracles.
WW Walt WhitmanPoet · 1819–1892What this quote means
Whitman sees the ordinary world as endlessly miraculous. Look closely enough and everyday life brims with reasons for awe.
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American poet of Leaves of Grass, who sang of the self, the open road, and the dignity of ordinary life.
This line is among the quotes by Walt Whitman that readers return to on gratitude, drawn from Miracles — a small, portable reminder to carry into the morning.
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