A. E. Housman Quotes and its meanings

A. E. Housman quotes about Experience

A. E. Housman quotes about Morning

A. E. Housman quotes about Poetry

A. E. Housman Quotes Index

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What does A. E. Housman write about?

A. E. Housman has written on many topics but he is most famous for his work about experience, morning & poetry. People always share Experience quotes, Morning quotes, poetry from his literary works.

What are the top most famous quotes by A. E. Housman?

Here are the top most famous quotes by A. E. Housman.

Experience has taught me, when I am shaving of a morning, to keep watch over my thoughts, because, if a line of poetry strays into my memory, my skin bristles so that the razor ceases to act.
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.
If a line of poetry strays into my memory, my skin bristles so that the razor ceases to act.

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