"And silence sounds no worse than cheers After……" — A. E. Housman

"And silence sounds no worse than cheers After earth has stopped the ears."

— A. E. Housman

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84 Quotes by A. E. Housman

A. E. Housman has 84 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

The troubles of our proud and angry dust are from eternity, and shall not fail. Bear them we can, and…
Shoulder the sky, my lad, and drink your ale.
In every American there is an air of incorrigible innocence, which seems to conceal a diabolical cunning.
The fairies break their dances And leave the printed lawn.
If a man will comprehend the richness and variety of the universe, and inspire his mind with a due measure…
I, a stranger and afraid, in a world I never made.
Strapped, noosed, nighing his hour, He stood and counted them and cursed his luck; And then the clock collected in…
Give crowns and pounds and guineas But not your heart away; Give pearls away and rubies, But keep your fancy…
Happy bridegroom, Hesper brings All desired and timely things. All whom morning sends to roam, Hesper loves to lead them…
Why, if 'tis dancing you would be, There's brisker pipes than poetry. Say, for what were hop-yards meant, Or why…
They say my verse is sad: no wonder; Its narrow measure spans Tears of eternity, and sorrow, Not mine. but…
The bells they sound on Bredon, And still the steeples hum. "Come all to church, good people"- Oh, noisy bells,…

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More Cheer Quotes

This quote is filed under Cheer Quotes, one of 689 quotes in that category. Here are a few more:

Suffering becomes beautiful when anyone bears great calamities with cheerfulness, not through insensibility but through greatness of mind. — Aristotle
A boo is a lot louder than a cheer. If you have 10 people cheering and one person booing, all… — Lance Armstrong
All sorts of computer errors are now turning up. You'd be surprised to know the number of doctors who claim… — Isaac Asimov
Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself, in your way of thinking. — Marcus Aurelius
I find it kind of disturbing when people cheer when someone just gets stabbed brutally. — Rick Baker
I need to be cheered up a lot. I think funny people are people who need to be cheered up. — Lynda Barry
Most success springs from an obstacle or failure. I became a cartoonist largely because I failed in my goal of… — Scott Adams
No matter what looms ahead, if you can eat today, enjoy today, mix good cheer with friends today enjoy it… — Henry Ward Beecher
The thankful receiver bears a plentiful harvest. — William Blake
Exuberance is beauty. — William Blake
My friends, whoever has had experience of evils knows how whenever a flood of ills comes upon mortals, a man… — Aeschylus
They say a person needs just three things to be truly happy in this world: someone to love, something to… — Tom Bodett

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