Nature not content with denying him the ability to think, has endowed him with the ability to write

Quote by Alfred Edward Housman

Topics: Nature Quotes

And malt does more than Milton can To justify the ways of God to man.

And malt does more than Milton can To justify the ways of God to man.

I could no more define poetry than a terrier can define a rat.

I could no more define poetry than a terrier can define a rat.

Little is the luck I've had, And oh, 'tis comfort small - To think that...

Little is the luck I've had, And oh, 'tis comfort small - To think that...

It's lucky you're going so slowly, because you're going in the wrong direction

It's lucky you're going so slowly, because you're going in the wrong direction

You can't expect to be a lucky dog if you spend all your time growling

You can't expect to be a lucky dog if you spend all your time growling

Who always only dreams of luck shouldnt be surprised if he oversleeps it.

Who always only dreams of luck shouldnt be surprised if he oversleeps it.

Being generous, just helping ones relatives and being blameless in ones actions; this is the...

Being generous, just helping ones relatives and being blameless in ones actions; this is the...

The bad end unhappily, the good unluckily. That is what tragedy means.

The bad end unhappily, the good unluckily. That is what tragedy means.

It's a funny thing, the more I practice the luckier I get

It's a funny thing, the more I practice the luckier I get

Innocence is lucky if it finds the same protection as guilt

Innocence is lucky if it finds the same protection as guilt

I'd love to go to school, but every time I try I get a movie....

I'd love to go to school, but every time I try I get a movie....

Luck never made a man wise.

Luck never made a man wise.

As long as we are lucky we attribute it to our smartness; our bad luck...

As long as we are lucky we attribute it to our smartness; our bad luck...

I think luck is the sense to recognize an opportunity and the ability to take...

I think luck is the sense to recognize an opportunity and the ability to take...

Luck is like having a rice dumpling fly into your mouth

Luck is like having a rice dumpling fly into your mouth

Better an ounce of luck than a pound of gold.

Better an ounce of luck than a pound of gold.

Sometimes not getting what you want is a brilliant stroke of luck.

Sometimes not getting what you want is a brilliant stroke of luck.

I'm a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work, the more...

I'm a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work, the more...

You've got to ask yourself one question: 'Do I feel lucky?' Well, do ya punk?

You've got to ask yourself one question: 'Do I feel lucky?' Well, do ya punk?

A person does not seek luck; luck seeks the person

A person does not seek luck; luck seeks the person