Walt Whitman

Debris

Debris - meaning Summary

Wisdom of Persistence

The short poem links prudence with achievement: the wisest person exercises caution, and only those who persist long enough attain success. It advances a pragmatic criterion for truth and value: once a cause or condition is found that will produce and sustain something, that thing can be treated as established. The tone is practical and aphoristic, urging sustained effort and reliable foundations for belief and action.

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HE is wisest who has the most caution, He only wins who goes far enough. Any thing is as good as established, when that is established that will produce it and continue it.

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