A. E. Housman, "The laws of God, the laws of man", line 1–6, Last Poems, in The Collected Poems (1967), p. 79.
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The laws of God, the laws of man, He may keep that will and can; Not I: let God and man decree Laws for themselves and not for me; And if my ways are not as theirs Let them mind their own affairs.
— A. E. Housman on Law
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "The laws of God, the laws of man, He may keep that will and can; Not I: let God and man decree Laws for themselves and not for me; And if my ways are not as theirs Let them mind their own affairs." in the context of "A. E. Housman, "The laws of God, the laws of man", line 1–6, Last Poems, in The Collected Poems (1967), p. 79." to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Law" (The Dictionary of Legal Quotations (1904): Quotes reported in James William Norton-Kyshe, The Dictionary of Legal Quotations (1904), p. 147-157; 182)
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About A. E. Housman
Alfred Edward Housman (26 March 1859 – 30 April 1936), usually known as A.E. Housman, was an English poet and classical scholar, now best known for his cycle of poems A Shropshire Lad.
About A. E. Housman
Alfred Edward Housman (26 March 1859 – 30 April 1936), usually known as A.E. Housman, was an English poet and classical scholar, now best known for his cycle of poems A Shropshire Lad.
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