If anything is sacred, the human body is sacred. Author: Walt Whitman Copy Quote More from Walt Whitman “The scent of these arm-pits is aroma finer than prayer...” “Agonies are one of my changes of garments, I do not ask the wounded person how …” “I believe in the flesh and the appetites; Seeing, hearing, feeling, are miracle…” “You must not know too much or be too precise or scientific about birds and tree…”