The house of delusions is cheap to build but drafty to live in. A. E. Housman buildcheapdelusion Change image and share on social
Great literature should do some good to the reader: must quicken his perception though dull, and sharpen his discrimination though blunt, and mellow the rawness of his personal opinions. A. E. Housman bluntdiscriminationdull Change image and share on social
The average man, if he meddles with criticism at all, is a conservative critic. A. E. Housman averageconservativecritic Change image and share on social
If a line of poetry strays into my memory, my skin bristles so that the razor ceases to act. A. E. Housman actbristlecease Change image and share on social
Nature, not content with denying him the ability to think, has endowed him with the ability to write. A. E. Housman abilitycontentdeny Change image and share on social
That is the land of lost content, I see it shining plain, the happy highways where I went and cannot come again. A. E. Housman contenthappyhighway Change image and share on social
The troubles of our proud and angry dust are from eternity, and shall not fail. Bear them we can, and if we can we must. Shoulder the sky, my lad, and drink your ale. A. E. Housman aleangrybear Change image and share on social
Malt does more than Milton can to justify God's ways to man. A. E. Housman godjustifymalt Change image and share on social
Ale, man, ale's the stuff to drink for fellows whom it hurts to think. A. E. Housman aledrinkfellow Change image and share on social
Even when poetry has a meaning, as it usually has, it may be inadvisable to draw it out... Perfect understanding will sometimes almost extinguish pleasure. A. E. Housman drawextinguishinadvisable Change image and share on social
