Famous quote by A. E. Housman

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"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"

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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. The author also have 17 other quotes.

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"A good portion of speaking will consist in knowing how to lie"

"He who is too busy doing good finds no time to be good"

"A good leader takes a little more than his share of the blame, a little less than his share of the credit"

"It is a useless life that is not consecrated to a great ideal. It is like a stone wasted on the field without becoming a part of any edifice"

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"A company is only as good as the people it keeps"

"When I'm good, I'm very good. But when I'm bad I'm better"

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"Be not afraid of greatness: some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them"

"Behind every great fortune lies a great crime"

"Men are only as great as they are kind"

"There is a good principle which created order, light, and man, and an evil principle which created chaos, darkness, and woman"