"After you have exhausted what there is in business, politics, conviviality, and so on - have found that none of these finally satisfy, or permanently wear - what remains? Nature remains"
- Walt Whitman
About this Quote
This quote by Walt Whitman speaks to the idea that material possessions, social status, and other worldly pursuits can just bring momentary satisfaction. After all of these have been tired, what remains? Nature stays. Whitman is suggesting that the only thing that can bring real and enduring satisfaction is a connection to nature. He is motivating us to look beyond the material world and to find solace in the appeal of nature. Nature can supply us with a sense of peace and satisfaction that can not be found in any other pursuit. Whitman is advising us that nature is the only thing that can truly bring us lasting joy and satisfaction.
This quote is written / told by Walt Whitman between May 31, 1819 and March 26, 1892. He was a famous Poet from USA.
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