"The house of delusions is cheap to build but drafty to live in"
- A. E. Housman
About this Quote
This quote by A. E. Housman is an allegory for the concept that it is very easy to produce a false complacency and convenience in life, but it is not sustainable. The "home of deceptions" is a representation of the false sense of security as well as comfort that people can create on their own. It is "cheap to build" because it is simple to create a false complacency and convenience, but it is "drafty to live in" due to the fact that it is not lasting. The quote is an alerting to not depend on false safety as well as comfort, as it will certainly not last. Rather, it is important to focus on developing a secure and also comfortable life that is based on fact as well as reality. This quote is a pointer that it is very important to be truthful with oneself as well as to pursue a life that is based upon fact as well as truth, rather than a life based upon false safety and comfort.
This quote is written / told by A. E. Housman between March 26, 1859 and April 30, 1936. He/she was a famous Poet from England.
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