Keep your face always toward the sunshine—and shadows will fall behind you. —Walt Whitman
“Keep your face always toward the sunshine—and shadows will fall behind you. ”

Walt Whitman poet, humanist

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Annie from Utah OCTOBER 23, 2024
One of my favorite quotes always!
Sally from Texas OCTOBER 14, 2019
Great Quote! One of my favorites!!
Anonymous OCTOBER 14, 2019
Great quote, never look back only forward.

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