WHAT General has a good army in himself, has a good army;
He happy in himself, or she happy in herself, is happy,
But I tell you you cannot be happy by others, any more than you can beget or conceive a
child
by others.
(Walt Whitman)
More Poetry from Walt Whitman:
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- A Riddle Song (Walt Whitman Poems)
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