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World Quotes by A. E. Housman
- I, a stranger and afraid, in a world I never made.
- Why, if 'tis dancing you would be, There's brisker pipes than poetry. Say, for what were hop-yards meant, Or why was Burton built on Trent?…
- I am not a pessimist but a pejorist (as George Eliot said she was not an optimist but a meliorist); and that philosophy is founded…
- And how am I to face the odds Of man's bedevilment and God's? I, a stranger and afraid In a world I never made.
- Who made the world I cannot tell; 'Tis made, and here am I in hell. My hand, though now my knuckles bleed, I never soiled…
- Therefore, since the world has still Much good, but much less good than ill, And while the sun and moon endure Luck's a chance, but…
- Because I liked you better Than suits a man to say, It irked you, and I promised I'd throw the thought away. To put the…
- White in the moon the long road lies, The moon stands blank above; White in the moon the long road lies That leads me from…
More World Quotes
- Our efforts are not aimed at isolating Israel or de-legitimizing it; rather we want to gain legitimacy for the cause of the… — Mahmoud Abbas
- I learned one most important thing in my life. That nonody in this whole world can understand you correctly. Except yourself. — Anurag Prakash Ray
- Being a honest n nice person is most difficult thing in this world. As nobody likes the company of a person that… — Anurag Prakash Ray
- There is Nothing in this world. Which cannot be achieved. If you have the guts to do everything which it will take. — Anurag Prakash Ray
- Culture relates to objects and is a phenomenon of the world; entertainment relates to people and is a phenomenon of life. — Hannah Arendt
- Aside from a handful of guys boxing is missing the good trainers, that's why our sport is so in the air now… — Alexis Arguello
- I think the responsibility lies with the fashion world as a collective. We have to demand more variety. — Kevyn Aucoin
- That said, the question remains: how to strike the balance between free speech and mutual respect in this mixed-up world, both blessed… — Timothy Garton Ash